The terms mental health refer to the cognitive, behavioral, and emotional well-being of people. It all comes down

to how people think, feel, and act. The word "mental health" is occasionally used to refer to the absence of a

mental disease. Mental illness can have a negative impact on daily life, relationships, and physical health. (World

Health Organization, 2019) . the aim of the study is to review prevalence rate of the mental health problems

among women in Kirkuk city ,and To find out the relationship between incidence of cases and their demographical

characterizes such as (age, occupation, residence) A descriptive study design and non-probability sample

conducts for this study that includes data for women suffering of mental health problem were obtained from

official records of specialized center for psychiatry at Azadi Teaching hospital of Kirkuk governorate this data

includes of (401) inpatient and (1027) outpatient , Statistical data analysis is performed using SPSS version 26.

the result shows the highest percentage of the studied cases were aged of 15-34 years old and was (58,8%),

regarding their occupation ; (71.1%) were Housewife . (72.1%) of the cases were found to be urban residents. As

for their medical diagnosis , (22.7%) of females have psychotic disorder. (52.6%) of women stay in the hospital for

period from (1-4)days and (48.1%) of women was improved when discharge from the hospital; (81.5%) receive

Medical treatment .As for their medical diagnosis of outpatient ; (20.1%) of females with Depression and (49.1%)

of women visit the remedial committee . It was concluded through this study that a young housewives women and

who are from the urban area represented the majority sample of this study. The study discovers that most

common mental illnesses are Depression, psychosis, hysteria, schizophrenia, and anxiety. Another specialized

psychiatric center need to be open due to the urgent need for psychological care services and health educational

program should be adopted to encourage women to seek psychological counseling when needed, and raise

awareness

Keywords: women, health, mental, Kirkuk