Yazd Journal of Dental Research

Introduction: Mental health is the most effective factor in the improvement of the student’s talents. This study was designed to determine the relationship between mental health and stident’s educational status of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in 2012.

Methods: This cross sectional study was done on 295 students of Yazd Shahid Sadoughi Universtiy of Medical Sciences (291 female, 103 male). Sampling was randomly done. The information was collected by Goldberg General Health Questionnaire and demographic factors. To determine the students with problems, it was used the cutoff points of 23 for general health score (0-84) and for each area (0-21) the cut-off points of 6 was used. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16 software , ANOVA statistical analysis,
and T-test.

Results: 131 students (4.44%) had physical or mental disorders ( cut-off point of 111). There were 23 students (6.37%) with impaired physical function, 129 students (7.43%) with anxiety disorder, 172 students (29.58%) with social dysfunction, and 59 students (20%) had depression (cut-off point of 6). There was a significant difference between the rates of depression ( P=0.021) and impaired social function (P=0.035) by using grade point average (GPA). The mean of physical dysfunction, anxiety, depression and social dysfunction was higher in married students rather than the nsingle ones.

Conclusion: According to the high incidence of mental disorders, more attention to the problems of student mental health and student counseling centers seems necessary.