The Rate of Co-morbid Disorders among Depressed and Healthy Students of Guidance Schools in Isfahan, Iran, in 2008-2009

Aim and The prevalence of depression in teenagers is very common era high. Depression of all ages and all races, both in women and in men appears. Depression, including clinical disorders, mood disorders and emotional disorders, adolescent turmoil intellectual, emotional distress, behavioral disorders and even physical ailments will. Teenagers are prone to anxiety disorders and other mood disorders, as well as co active and more depression and drug dependence is common and co-morbid disorders and depression in this study, a new youth.
Methods and Materials: This study was a descriptive study, the results of the previous study were used, the number of 1606 students 11 to 16 years old for boys and girls junior guidance schools (public and private) of five areas of education Isfahan year 2008-2009 were investigated, among them random cluster sampling 303 students were depressed and non-depressed to the same number of students. Both groups of students Kiddie-SADs questionnaire was completed. To compare the prevalence of co-morbid disorders among depressed and non-depressed students, boys and girls chi-square test was used.
Findings: In this study, the frequency of co-morbid disorders chi square test results show that separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia, Agora phobia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-attention deficit, conduct disorder, defiant disorder-coping, disorder, mania, depression among students was significantly (P This study shows that with the exception of substance abuse disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder, the frequency of co-morbid disorders in depressed students is significantly higher than non-depressed students. In other words, between depression and co-morbid disorders examined this category there.