Table 2.
Overall prevalencea of mental symptoms among secondary school girls in Abha, Saudi Arabia.
| Mental symptom | Prevalencea | |
|---|---|---|
| No | % | |
| Phobic anxiety | 90 | 16.5 |
| Psychoticism | 80 | 14.7 |
| Anxiety | 78 | 14.3 |
| Somatization | 77 | 14.1 |
| Depression | 76 | 13.9 |
| Interpersonal sensitivity | 75 | 13.8 |
| Paranoid ideation | 75 | 13.8 |
| Hostility | 70 | 12.8 |
| Obsessive-compulsive behavior | 67 | 12.3 |
a
Categorization was based on “t” transformation of SCL R-90 scores. Positive dimension was considered when “t” scores are 61 or more.
aTotal is more than 100% as some students have more than one disorder (comorbidity)