Investigating Mental Health Status in High School Students

The concept of mental health, according to the World Health Organization [WHO], is beyond the absence of mental disorder and includes [1] mental well-being, [2] self-efficacy perception, [3] independence and autonomy, [4] adequacy and competency, [5] interpersonal dependence, and [6] self-actualization, intellectual empowerment, and emotional potential [1].Behavioral-psychological disorders are clinically significant conditions that are associated with changes in thinking, mood, emotion, or some specific behaviors and are accompanied by personal distress or life dysfunction [2].WHO has defined the three dimensions of health, i.e. biological, mental and social health since 1946.However, little if any attention has been paid to the psychological and social dimensions of health in most countries, and Iran is no exception to this rule.The organization