Mental Stress

More than 23% of people between the ages 15 and 64 suffer from some kind of psychological problems, said Anoushiravan Mohseni Bandpei, head of the State Welfare Organization (SWO), on the sidelines of a MoU signing ceremony between SWO and Farhangian University (Teachers’ University). “As per the MoU, we will offer programs to train teachers to identify psychological stress among school students and to provide appropriate interventions,” IRNA quoted him as saying. “Around 25% of all psychological disorders start before the age of 15,” he pointed out. The SWO has issued permits for 1,600 counseling centers across the country to address social issues.