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This paper traces the relationship between state development policies and planning Tehran’s urban development from 1945 until the 1979 Islamic Revolution. It shows how the geopolitical context of the Cold War, and the political agendas of multilateral and bilateral development agencies (i.e. the World Bank and the Ford Foundation), together with the specific circumstances of the national modernization of Iran, were decisive in shaping the Iranian planning administration and the emergence of a comprehensive master planning approach. Moreover, this study demonstrates the critical role of the Iranian technocratic elite and professional middle class in establishing planning institutions and advocating for a vision of progress and development. The focus here is on the formation of the ‘Plan Organization’ as the first modern planning institution in Iran, and the ways in which this institution played a key role in shaping Iranian expert culture and urban planning practices. By examining the links between national development policies and urban planning, this paper presents how comprehensive master planning emerged as the preferred model for the planning and development of Iranian cities. The focus here is on the design and implementation of Tehran’s 1968 Comprehensive Master Plan.

In 1925 the Pahlavi monarchy (1925–1979) embarked on a project to create a new modern capital city while modernising Iranian society and creating a modern nation-state. This chapter presents a framework to analyse the transformation of the changing urban form of Tehran during this time. Two elements of this framework stand out; First, the concept of modernity, which emphasises the condition of continuous change in the city. The second element is surveying political geography of Tehran during this period and traces its link to social and urban transformation of the city. Hence this chapter uses several events and particular national development plans of Pahlavi dynasty since the end of the First World War till Islamic Revolution in Iran, in order to understand the impact of different kinds of policies and interactions with different kinds of place on shaping the form and life of Tehran. Ultimately this chapter illustrates the ways in which national modernisation projects of the Pahlavi dynasty produce a particular kind of city while at the same time produce a particular form of urban society.

Background: Drug non adherence is one of the major problems in treatment of psychiatric patients which could increase the risk of relapse and re-hospitalization. Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine factors associated with drug non adherence by patients with mood disorders after their discharge from hospital and assessment of relation between drug attitude and drug adherence. Patients and Methods: In this cohort, prospective, and descriptive study, 150 patients with mood disorders (major depressive disorder, bipolar mood disorder) at the time of discharge were assessed. For each patient, demographic information form and Drug Attitude Inventory (DAI-10) [persian translation] was completed at the time of discharge. Then all of the patients were monitored monthly until 6 months through telephone. In every follow up DAI-10 and drug use inventory (which consists of causes of drug non adherence) were completed. Finally relation between different variables and patient drug attitude with drug adherence were assessed. Results: From all studied variables such as demographic factors, diagnosis, treatment factors, and drug attitude, only drug attitude had a significant relation with drug adherence. Conclusions: Patients’ attitude toward drugs has a major role in drug adherence.