Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Psychiatry 1735-4587 9 4 2014 12 15 241 247 Monir Baradaran Eftekhari Deputy of Research and Technology - Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran ; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran Ameneh Setareh Forouzan Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran Arash Mirabzadeh Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran Homeira Sajadi Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran Masoumeh Dejman Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran Hasan Rafiee Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Mahdi Golmakan Deputy of Health, Tehran Municipality, Tehran, Iran 2015 10 14 Objective: Mental health is an essential component for positive adaptation that enables people to cope with adversity to achieve their full potential and humanity. In this study, using a community based approach, the social determinants of mental health in Iranian women were extracted; and in addition, priority setting for interventional programs according to analytical framework of WHO was implemented . Method: This study was a community based participatory research (CBPR) in district 22 of Tehran (Iran). The target group was married females with age range of 18-65 years. In this study, mental health priorities were extracted by qualitative methods according to Essential National Health Research model (ENHR) and the analytical framework of WHO. Data analysis was done based on content analysis by the open code 3.6 software. Results: In the quantitative phase, according to secondary data, 1144 individuals (560 females and 584 males) were selected, of whom 41percent had impaired mental health based on General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) (P<0.05). According to the qualitative phase, the first mental health priority in socioeconomic level was lack of insurance for unattended families, it was unemployment in differential exposure level and it was lack of knowledge and skills related to dealing with stress in the differential vulnerability level; in differential outcome and consequence levels, the priorities were lack of free counseling centers in the study area and lack of facilities for mental health rehabilitation. Conclusion: Providing training courses to improve the skills to deal with stress is considered one of the most important interventions for mental health promotion in women. https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/62 https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/download/62/58