Iraq Mental Health Survey

Iraq Mental Health Survey (IMHS) 2006/7

Mental Health … The secret to individual’s excellence and society’s advancement     

The Iraq Mental Health Survey (IMHS) was undertaken jointly by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoP) the Ministry of Health/Kurdistan region in Iraq (MoHK) and the Kurdistan Regional Statistics Office in Iraq (KRSO).in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Mental Health Survey. The European Commission and the Government of Japan provided the financial support. 

:: What is IMHS?
 

:: Brochure

Arabic [pdf, 5 MB] -  English [pdf, 4 MB]
 

:: Questions and answers

  Arabic [10 MB] - English [3 MB]

:: Report

   English [1.4 MB]  Arabic

:: Questionnaires
 

CIDI  questionnaire
 

English [2.3 MB] 

 SRQ
 

Arabic [56 kb]  - English [11 kb] 
 

Respondent Booklet
 

Arabic [402 kb] - English [142 kb] 
 

Reference Card

Arabic [144 kb] - English [76 kb]

:: Manual

English [pdf, 1.3 MB]

 What is IMHS?

IMHS is the first nationwide mental health epidemiological survey in Iraq and the second in the Middle East after Lebanon.  

IMHS provides data on the prevalence of mental health disorders, their impact and treatment, and their relationship to violence in the population.   

IMHS is unique because it was completed during a period of ongoing conflict amidst circumstances of extreme instability and minimal security. 

IMHS was conducted by assessing a random sample of 4,332 adults ages 18 years and older representing the Iraqi household population. The response rate reached 95.2%. 

By gathering valuable information about the magnitude of mental health services needed along with the current utilization of treatment among the population, it is expected that the results of IMHS will lead to evidence-based mental health policies in Iraq. 

The survey was conducted under the leadership of the Ministry of Health (MoH), in partnership with the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation, the Ministry of Health/Kurdistan region in Iraq (MoHK) and the Kurdistan Regional Statistics Office (KRSO). Technical and financial support was provided by WHO.

Financial support was provided by the United Nations Development Group (UNDG), the Iraq Trust Fund (ITF), the European Commission (EC), the Government of Japan and WHO.

Press releases (Arabic - English)
7 March 2009

IMHS presentation

Related links

Mental Health Issues in Primary Care
(Elizabeth Armstrong) 1995
Macmillan
ISBN 0-333-60675-2

The World Health Report 2001   

The World Mental Health Survey 2008
Global perspective on the epidemiology of mental disorders
(Ronald Kessler; T. Bedirkan Ustun
Cambridge University Press

An epidemiological survey of psychiatic disorders in Iran (sept 2005)

Prevalence & Treatment of Mental Disorders in Lebanon: a national epidemiological survey as part of the WHO WMH intiative

The WHO World Mental Health Survey Initiative