The mental health status analysis of middle and elementary school teachers of different ethnic group in Urumqi

Objective: In order to evaluate the mental healthy status of the middle and elementary school teachers. Methods: 1 300 teachers in Urumqi were examined by SCL-90. Results: Compared to the national norm, the general score, general symptomatic index, positive number, somatization, obsessive-compulsive, depression, anxiety, hostility, photic anxiety, paranoid ideation and psychoticism were higher significantly. The mental health status of the teachers of Hui population in china and Han ethnic group was poorer than others. The mental health status of the primary school teachers and senior high school teachers was poorer than those of the junior high school teachers. Conclusion: The mental health status of the middle and elementary school teachers is poor, especially the teachers of Hui and Han ethnic group.