Journal of North Khorasan

Abstract Introduction: depression is one of the disorders that occur in health care workers due to exposure to stressors such as the death of patients and can lead to impaired job performance, social relationships and interpersonal relationships. With respect to importance of depression and efficiency of staff at the hospital, this study aimed to compare the prevalence of depression in psychiatric staff with the staff in other sections of Imam Reza in BOJNURD. Method: The population consists of hospitals staff (N=126) other than administrative Section and specialized clinic. Staffs were asked to fill out Beck Depression Inventory. The data were analyzed by SPSS. Result: Results showed that there is no significant differences in depression scores between different parts (P =0.2).93 of the participants had Minor depression (73.8%).18 of staffs had mild depression (3.14%), 9 had moderate depression (1.7%)and 6 staffs suffered from major depression(4.8%). Conclusion: the results showed that there is no significant difference in depression between staffs of different parts.