Journal of North Khorasan

Abstract Background & objective: Students' mental health is a priority of health systems. University environment and dormitory and some other factors may impose on mental health of systems. This research aimed to examine the status of students' mental health studying at North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences in 2010. Materials & Mehtods:This descriptive-analytic study was conducted in the first semester of the year 2010. A total of 212 students living at dormitory completed a questionnaire including demographic information and GHQ containing 28 items. The data were analyzed with SPSS. Statistical tests are Chi square and kruskal Wallis. Results: Findings showed that 43.1% of students were in some way suspicious of having mental disorder and mean score was 24.21±1.58. 6.6% of students suffered from physical problems, 7.1% anxiety disorder, 10.8% social disorder and 9% depression. In this research no significant relationship was found between mental disorder and field of study, family income, and entrance year (P>0.05). A significant relationship was found between mental health and gender (P<0.019). Conclusion: Based on findings of this study, the prevalence of mental disorder (43.1%) is high between students and counseling different aspects to improve students' mental health status may be an urgent requirement.