Damari Behzad, Mafimoradi Shiva
Department of Social Determinants of Health, National Institute for Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Secretariat of Supreme Council of Health and Food Security, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
Int J Prev Med. 2019 May 17;10:75. doi: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_406_17. eCollection 2019.
The prevalence of mental diseases is 23.6% in Iran. Taking intersectoral measures is said to be effective in promoting mental health and reducing the burden of the diseases caused by social determinants. The aim of this study was to determine the role of national organizations in promoting mental health in Iran.
An applied descriptive qualitative method was used. The data were collected by reviewing the literature, interviewing with experts, and holding focus group discussions. To identify the roles of organization, a two-dimensional matrix was drawn.
The roles of 31 national organizations in five groups were determined. Then, the intersectoral organizational expectations in two key areas were extracted. The key roles determined were mostly related to the Ministry of Education, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, and the Ministry of Sports and Youth.
Due to the growing burden of mental disorders in the country, informing national organizations and attracting their active participation based on intersectoral expectations and developing interaction mechanisms among them can be an effective step in promoting mental health and reducing the environmental factors threatening mental health.
伊朗精神疾病的患病率为23.6%。据说采取跨部门措施对促进心理健康和减轻社会决定因素导致的疾病负担有效。本研究的目的是确定国家组织在促进伊朗心理健康方面的作用。
采用应用描述性定性方法。通过查阅文献、访谈专家和进行焦点小组讨论收集数据。为确定组织的作用，绘制了一个二维矩阵。
确定了31个国家组织在五个组中的作用。然后，提取了两个关键领域的跨部门组织期望。确定的关键作用大多与伊朗伊斯兰共和国教育部、伊朗广播电视台、劳动和社会福利部以及体育和青年部有关。
由于该国精神障碍负担日益加重，告知国家组织并根据跨部门期望吸引它们积极参与并建立它们之间的互动机制，可能是促进心理健康和减少威胁心理健康的环境因素的有效举措。
