%0 Journal Article %A Pezeshki, Zahra %A Bolhari, Jaffar %T Attitude Toward Mental Illness in Two Rural Districts %J Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology %V 1 %N 2 %U http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1657-en.html %R %D 1994 %K %X The attitude of 13% of two rural districts population in the north of Tehran towards mental illness was examined through a questionnaire devised for this study Findings indicate that the variables of education and socio – economic class were inversely correlated with an attitude of pessimism toward mental patients. Furthermore, the variable of age was positively correlated with pessimism. On the whole 67.8% has an optimistic attitude toward the behaviors of mental patients. %> http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1657-en.pdf %P 68-75 %& 68 %! Attitude Toward Mental Illness in Two Rural Districts %9 Original Research %L A-10-1-491 %+ Diseases Control Departmen %G eng %@ 1735-4315 %[ 1994