Screening for Mental Disorders in Draftees Newly Arrived in Tehran Metropolitan 1393- 94

The aim of this study was to screen for mental disorders in draftees newly arrived in Tehran metropolitan during April 2014 - Oct 2015.
This study was an applied descriptive research in which MMPI-2 test was used for screening. The sampling method was census, the sample number was 9875 and data analysis was done using descriptive statistics, frequency tables and nonparametric inferential statistical test.
The overall prevalence of disorders among draftees was 6.49. In ordinary draftees, disorders prevalence was 8.00 and it was 4.72 percent in noncommissioned ones. The disorder of depression was more common in both groups. However, psychiatric disorders prevalence in scales of depression, psychopathic, paranoia and mania in ordinary draftees was significantly more than noncommissioned ones. But there was no significant difference in scales of hypochondria, hysteria, obsession and Schizophrenia.
The results show that despite two stages of psychological assessment at the time of sending draftees to serve in the Police Training Centers, 6.49 % of draftees suffer from psychological disorders who have not been identified in these two steps. Deputy police command of Tehran's Behdad idea of screening draftees on arrival at the province has been very useful and has led to positive results. Concerning deferment, it also seems that its impressions and programs have not yet been fully realized.