National and subnational burden of mental disorders in Iran (1990-2019): findings of the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental and behavioural disorders account for a large proportion of the burden of diseases in Iran. Identifying the pattern of change can help in policy making and provision of mental health services. We aimed to analyse the burden of mental disorders (excluding substance use disorders) in Iran at national and subnational levels with data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019.

Methods

We used data from 1990 to 2019 on anxiety disorders, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder, conduct disorder, depressive disorders, eating disorders, idiopathic developmental intellectual disability, schizophrenia, and other mental disorders in Iran and its 31 provinces. We calculated total disability-

SUBMITTER: Iran Subnational Mental Health GBD Collaborators 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11584315 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature