title: Mental health priorities in Iranian women: overview of social determinants of mental health.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Mental health is an essential component for positive adaptation that enables people to cope with adversity to achieve their full potential and humanity. In this study, using a community based approach, the social determinants of mental health in Iranian women were extracted; and in addition, priority setting for interventional programs according to analytical framework of WHO was implemented.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was a community based participatory research (CBPR) in district 22 of Tehran (Iran). The target group was married females with age range of 18-65 years. In this study, mental health priorities were extracted by qualitative methods according to Essential National Health Research model (ENHR) and the analytical framework of WHO. Data analysis was done based on content analysis by the open code 3.6 software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the quantitative phase, according to secondary data, 1144 individuals (560 females and 584 males) were selected, of whom 41 percent had impaired mental health based on General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) (P<0.05). According to the qualitative phase, the first mental health priority in socioeconomic level was lack of insurance for unattended families, it was unemployment in differential exposure level and it was lack of knowledge and skills related to dealing with stress in the differential vulnerability level; in differential outcome and consequence levels, the priorities were lack of free counseling centers in the study area and lack of facilities for mental health rehabilitation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Providing training courses to improve the skills to deal with stress is considered one of the most important interventions for mental health promotion in women.
authors: Deputy of Research and Technology - Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran ; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Monir Baradaran
authors: MB
authors: Eftekhari
authors: Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Ameneh Setareh
authors: AS
authors: Forouzan
authors: Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Arash
authors: A
authors: Mirabzadeh
authors: Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Homeira
authors: H
authors: Sajadi
authors: Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Masoumeh
authors: M
authors: Dejman
authors: Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Hasan
authors: H
authors: Rafiee
authors: Deputy of Health, Tehran Municipality, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Mohammad Mahdi
authors: MM
authors: Golmakan
keywords: Iran; Mental Health; Participatory Research; Priority Setting; Social Determinant