The impact of economic and social conditions on mental health the provinces of Iran (1378-1391)

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1 BU Ali sina University

2 bu-ali sina univercity

3 allame tabatabai university

4 BU Ali Sina University

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Abstract: Healthy Community is one of the significant factors in the development of any country. Community health has different and diverse dimensions. Mental health is determined as an important aspect of health. Promotion of mental health in each country leads to improved worker productivity and increased efficiency. In this study, mental health index was estimated using fuzzy logic system based on the data from 30 provinces of the country in years 1378-1391. In estimating the mental health, a questionnaire was developed according to the method of fuzzy logic and socio-individual factors affecting the mental health, and then was completed by 30 expert psychologists of the country. ,and finaly. relationship between macroeconomic variables and mental health was estimated using on the basis panel data econometric methods (1378-1391). The results of the study also confirm desirable status the provinces of south and north Khorasan and undesirable status Fars, Tehran, and Isfahan, showed that the unemployment variable, Gini coefficient, inflation and Urbanization had a significant negative relationship with mental health, while percapita production and social capital was found to have a significant positive relationship with mental health. In other words, mental health indicator is not separate from macroeconomic variables, and each of these variables had a significant effect on the mental health indicator in 30 provinces. This emphasizes the need for further attention by policy makers, especially in the economic and health sectors.
Key Words: mental health index, unemployment, inflation, Gini coefficient

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