Lifetime Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in City of Mosul-Iraq

Abstract

Introduction: To calculate the prevalence of mental disorders and identify the availability of essential psychotropic medicines and mental health facilities in the hospitals of Mosul city Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in city of Mosul _Iraq for the period between January 1 2020 to January 1 2021. The medical records were reviewed in three main hospitals in Mosul city and interview with the chief of the mental health department for each hospital to data collection. Results: A total of (17022) mental disorder cases registered in the Mosul hospitals (52%) were females and (48%) were males. Most patients were reported in the age group of 20-44 years. The mental disorder was more between females than males in 19-40 years, but in 27-59 years, males were more., most of them were anxiety disorders. Behavioural conditions because of substance use were more between males but anxiety, mood disorders, schizophrenic diseases, neurotic, and stress-related disorders, and more between females. Conclusion: Anxiety disorder was the most occurred mental disorder, followed by mood disorders due to disorders conflicts that happened in the city. Counselling can be helpful to for avoiding most mental disorders.