%0 Journal Article %A Salari, H. %A Basirimoghadam, K . %T The survey of knowledge rate and attitude of people in Gonabad city about obsessive-compulsive disorder %J Internal Medicine Today %V 11 %N 3 %U http://imtj.gmu.ac.ir/article-1-248-en.html %R %D 2005 %K obsessive comuplsive disorder, knowledge rate, attitude., %X Background and Aim:Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the most common of the mental disorder that influences all aspects of life.The aim of this study is to Measure The knowledge rate and attitude level of people in Gonabad . Materials and Methods:The samples of this descriptive – analytical study were people who received services from health services centers of Gonabad on 1384 that was selected randomly. This descriptive – analytic study was performed on 252 randomly selected people in Gonabad. Results: The result showed that %50/4 people had weak knowledge toward obsessive compulsive disorder and it showed %75.4 had good attitude toward this disorder.%77 Of the samples had weak knowledge to sign and symptoms of OCD , %84/9 to etiology , %94.8 to treatment had weak knowledge. Conclusion: The x2 was showed that there is not a meaningful relationship between knowledge and attitude with demographic data. But knowledge rate showed a meaningful differences between education degree. %> http://imtj.gmu.ac.ir/article-1-248-en.doc %P 49-53 %& 49 %! %9 Original %L A-10-180-8 %+ %G eng %@ 2981-0086 %[ 2005