RT - Journal Article T1 - Attitude Toward Mental Illness in Two Rural Districts JF - ijpcp YR - 1994 JO - ijpcp VO - 1 IS - 2 UR - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1657-en.html SP - 68 EP - 75 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. LA eng UL http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1657-en.html M3 ER -