Persian Youth Cohort
Principal Investigator:
Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar
Professor of Psychiatry- Director, Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS) – Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Approval date
2015
Starting date
2015
Goals
To study incidence of common mental disorders, psychosocial problems and injuries, their risk factors, course and outcomes in a youth cohort of Iran
Study population
Individuals 15 to 34 residing in catchment areas in Fasa, Ravansar and Zahedan provinces
Sampling method and sample size
Random sampling of 3000 individuals from the three catchment areas, a total of 9000.
Data Collection
Computer-assisted personal interviews, anthropometric measurements, and biochemical blood testing
Follow up Methods
– Active fallow-up and face-to-face comprehensive interviews every 2 years
– Active follow up and telephone interview, annually for mental health status, mental health service utilization, hospitalization, suicide attempt and death
Main Exposures
Demographic, socio-economic, resilience, life events, physical activity, sleep pattern, social capital, smoking, drug and alcohol use, history of chronic physical diseases, family history of mental disorders, service utilization, pharmacologic treatments, anthropometric characteristics, biochemical blood factors
Outcomes
Depressive disorders (major depression and dysthymia), anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder), substance use disorders (opioids, amphetamine-type stimulants and alcohol), psychologic distress, suicide, aggression, substance use, injuries (traffic and non-traffic)
Part Cohort
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