The frequency of psychiatric disorders leading to disability in young adult males/Genc erkeklerde engellilik nedeni olan psikiyatrik bozukluklarin sikligi

Objective: Mental diseases are vital community health problems because they are common in public, and have negative social reflection and result in a disability. Methods: This cross-sectional study has been conducted by reviewing health reports of 1.777.500 people applying for military service examination in Turkish Armed Forces between 2009 and 2011. Results: Prevalence of psychiatric diseases leading to disability has been detected as 9.4 per thousand in 2009, 10.7 per thousand in 2010 and 10.0 per thousand in 2011. Mental retardation and schizophrenia prevalence have been detected as 6.4/1.6 per thousand in 2009, 7.2/1.7 per thousand in 2010, 7.1/1.3 per thousand in 2011. As a result of our study, it has been seen that mental retardation prevalence is parallel to world's average, and prevalence of psychotic disorders is a bit lower because study group is young. Conclusion: Supporting this study with community based studies to be carried out in different populations proves benefit for policies to be improved in social and health area. Key words: mental retardation, schizophrenia, prevalence, disability Giris: Mental hastaliklar toplum sagligi bakimindan, yayginliklari ve olumsuz sosyal etkileri nedeniyle yasamsaldir ve engellilik nedenidir. Yontem: Kesitsel tipteki bu calisma Turk Silahli Kuvvetleri'nde askerlik icin, 2009-2011 yillari arasinda, basvurmus 1.777.500 kisinin saglik control raporlarinin degerlendirilmesi ile yapilmistir. Sonuclar: Psikiyatrik hastaliklarin sikligi 2009 yili icin %0.94, 2010 yili icin %10.7 ve 2011 yili icin %10.0 olarak saptanmistir. Zeka geriligi ve sizofreninin yayginliklari sirasiyla 2009 yili icin binde 6.4/1.6, 2010 yili icin 7.2/1.7 ve 2011 yili icin 7.1/1.3 olarak bulunmustur. Calismamizin bir sonucu olarak, zeka geriligi yayginliginin dunya ortalamasina yakin, calisma grubunun genc olmasi nedeniyle psikotik bozukluklarin yayginligi biraz daha dusuktur. Tartisma: Bu calismayi desteklemek, sosyal ve saglik alanlarda politikalari gelistirmek amaciyla farkli populasyonlarda calismalara gereksinme vardir. Anahtar sozcukler: Zeka geriligi, sizofreni, yayginlik, engellilik