Prevalence of Psychiatric and Mental Health Disorders among Population in Mosul City for the Period (2018-2022)

Abstract

Background: Most people on the planet suffer from mental and psychiatric illnesses. Finally, because of Iraq's lengthy history of terrorist attacks and conflicts that have severely impeded progress, little research has been done on the incidence of psychiatric and mental health diseases. The study's goals were to identify the top 6 instances for both genders and to paint a comprehensive picture of the psychiatric and mental health disorders cases that were recorded in Mosul city between 2018 and 2022. Methods and Materials: The current retrospective investigation was conducted in Mosul City's teaching hospitals that house psychiatric units. The current study was carried out between March 1st, 2023 and May 31st, 2023. For the previous five years, from 2018 to 2022, the data was collected from official records of teaching hospitals with mental units located in Mosul City. Results: A total of 2550 cases of all psychiatric and mental health disorders in Mosul city were recorded from 2018 to 2022. Of these, 65.3 % were females and 34.7 % were males. The mean of age for the study sample is 40.40 "(SD= ±5.60)". Results also showed that the maximum percentage of the sample (23.8 %) are in the age group of (27-34) years old, though the lowest percentage of the study sample (7.4%) are at the age group of (51-58) years old. For both genders, depression was the most common psychiatric disorder, it is accounted for (850) cases, followed by anxiety disorders. Conclusion: Depression is on the top of six psychiatric and mental health disorders and is on the rising trend.