Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Psychiatry 1735-4587 7 3 2012 09 15 135 9 Valentin Artounian Department of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Psychiatry and Psychology Research center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Behnam Shariati Homayoun Amini Alireza Salimi Ali-Akbar Nejatisafa Department of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Roozbeh Hospital, South Kargar Avenue, Tehran 13337, Iran 2015 10 14 Objective: Test the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Perception of Psychiatry Survey questionnaire , which is being used in a large multi-site international study, of which we were part. This instrument was designed to measure the attitudes of medical educators to psychiatry. Methods: We used World Health Organization guideline as the methodological model for Persian translation. The Persian version of Perception of Psychiatry Survey questionnaire was administered to a convenience sample of 100 medical teachers at Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Azad University. The content validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability of the instrument were assessed. Results: No item changed completely during the process of translation and cultural adaptation. The content validity of translation and back translation was 0.74 and 0.86 according to Feliss Kappa Statistic. The Cronbach’s α coefficient was 0.76 for the Persian version and for its subdivisions ranged from 0.59 to 0.81. The inter class correlation (ICC) coefficient for test-retest reliability of the whole instrument was 0.89. Conclusion: The Persian version of Perception of Psychiatry Survey questionnaire could be considered as a good cross-cultural equivalent for original English version. The instrument is a reliable instrument in terms of internal consistency and test-retest reliability. https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/232 https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/download/232/228