Background Mental health is a very important aspect of occupational health. Methods Face to face household interview conducted in Romania between 2005-2007, using Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), resulting a national representative sample of 2357 respondents. Lifetime time (LT) and 12 month (12 mo) prevalence of mental disorders and of psychotropic medication use were estimated. Analyses were carried out by 3 age group categories: 18-34, 35-49 and 50-64 years. Logistic regression assessed the association of LT, 12 mo …