AU - Pezeshki, Zahra AU - Bolhari, Jaffar TI - Attitude Toward Mental Illness in Two Rural Districts PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - ijpcp JN - ijpcp VO - 1 VI - 2 IP - 2 4099 - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1657-en.html 4100 - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1657-en.pdf SO - ijpcp 2 AB  - 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. CP - IRAN IN - Iranshahr Ave. Tehran, Iran, I. R. LG - eng PB - ijpcp PG - 68 PT - Original Research YR - 1994