1- Diseases Control Departmen
2- Tehran Psychiatric Institute
Abstract: (12492 Views)
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.
Type of Study:
Original Research |
Subject:
Psychiatry and Psychology Received: 2012/12/9 | Published: 1994/12/15