%0 Journal Article %A Azizi Saied, Yaser %A Taati ghafoor, Majid %A Moradi, Rahim %T The Prevalence of Mental Disorders among Male Prisoners Referred to the Clinic of Central Prison of Hamedan, Iran %J Military Caring Sciences %V 4 %N 4 %U http://mcs.ajaums.ac.ir/article-1-170-en.html %R 10.29252/mcs.4.4.272 %D 2017 %K Depression, Mental Disorder, Prison., %X Introduction: Based on the results of different studies on inmate populations, the prevalence of mental disorders among male prisoners was 2-3 times higher than the general population. Objective: The current study aimed at determining the prevalence of mental disorders among male prisoners referred to the clinic of Central Prison of Hamedan, Iran. Material and Methods: The study was carried out on 446 male prisoners referred to the clinic of Central Prison of Hamadan. The participants were selected using the purposive sampling method; they mostly complained of their mental status during the last year. The initial screening test was performed for the participants by a physician. The subjects completed the syndrome checklist questionnaire (SCL90) and the ones with cutoff point >2.5 for clinical syndrome underwent structured interviews with a psychologist and a psychiatrist. Results: Based on the obtained data, 45% of the subjects were married, 45% single, and 10% divorced. Most of them had primary school education (34%), followed by middle school (35%). Mental disorders were mostly common in the subjects within the age range of 26 to 35 years (50%); also, 96% (n=427) of them were diagnosed with at least 1 disorder. Based on the data analysis results, depression (41%), bipolar disorder (19%), trauma- and stress-related disorders (9%), anxiety disorders (8.8%), and substance-related disorders (8 percent) had the highest frequencies among the subjects, respectively. The comorbidity of 2 or more mental disorders was observed in more than 50% of the studied inmates. Discussion and Conclusion: According to the results of the current study, the prevalence of mental disorders, particularly mood disorders (depression, bipolar), among prisoners is significantly higher than the general population. %> http://mcs.ajaums.ac.ir/article-1-170-en.pdf %P 272-280 %& 272 %! %9 Applicable %L A-10-170-1 %+ Ph.D., Student of Psychology Education, Instructor, Iran, hamadan, Azad University, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Psychology Department.‌ %G eng %@ 2383-4072 %[ 2017