RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Psychiatric morbidity among Saudi secondary schoolteachers
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 288
OP 290
VO 13
IS 3
A1 Khalid S. Al-Gelban
YR 2008
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/13/3/288.abstract
AB OBJECTIVE: To measure the prevalence and severity of depression, anxiety, and stress among male secondary schoolteachers.METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted during the academic session 2004/5, covering the teachers of 65 boys’ secondary schools in Abha Educational Area, Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia. A study sample of 195 teachers was obtained using the random sampling technique. Data were collected using the Arabic version of the 42-item Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-42).RESULTS: Out of a total 195 teachers, 189 questionnaires were returned, yielding a response rate of 96.9%. Twenty-five percent had depression 43% had anxiety, and 31% of the participants had stress. Depression, anxiety, and stress were strongly, positively, and significantly correlated. CONCLUSION: Male secondary schoolteachers in Abha educational area in Saudi Arabia experienced a high prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress. Additional studies are needed to find out the causes of this problem.