fa وضعیت اعتیاد به اینترنت و ارتباط آن با سلامت عمومی دانشجویان دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گناباد General پژوهشي Research Article Background and Aim: Nowadays a large population in the world use internet. Unfortunately, despite many advantages and its positive changes in communication, Internet is condemned to have dangerous side effects, like Internet addiction that can be the most destructive one. The aim of this study is to survey the status of Internet addiction among Gonabad Medical University students and its relationship with their mental health.   Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Gonabad Medical University in 2010. 400 students from different courses were selected by using stratified random sampling. After filling out informed consent forms, three other forms including individual questionnaire, IAT and GHQ-28 were given to the subjects to fill out. After controlling Data for accuracy, Data analysis was performed by SPSS software version 16 and frequency distribution, mean, one way ANOVA and Post Hoc test.   Results: The results showed that 9.5% of the subjects were addicted to Internet, 21.5 percent were at risk. The Mean and standard deviation of general health score of the samples were 25.84±11.97. One way ANOVA test showed that general health scores at different levels of Internet addiction was significant (P Internet,Behavior Addictive,Health Students 166 173 http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-575&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Narjes Bahri نرجس بحری 10031947532846004344 10031947532846004344 No MSc of Midwifery Education, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran کارشناس ارشد آموزش مامایی، مربی گروه مامایی، دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گناباد، ایران Leila SadeghMoghadam لیلا صادق مقدم 10031947532846004345 10031947532846004345 No MSc of Psychological Health Nursing, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran کارشناس ارشد پرستاری بهداشت روان، مربی گروه پرستاری بهداشت جامعه، دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گناباد، ایران Leili Khodadost لیلی خدادوست 10031947532846004346 10031947532846004346 Yes Student of Midwifery, Gonabad Students’ Research Committee, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran. Email: leylikhodadost@yahoo.com دانشجوی کارشناس مامایی، کمیته تحقیقات دانشجویی گناباد، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گناباد، ایران. تلفن: 09385656779 پست الکترونیک: leylikhodadost@yahoo.com Jalal Mohammadzade جلال محمدزاده 10031947532846004347 10031947532846004347 No BS in Nursing, Gonabad Students’ Research Committee, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran کارشناس پرستاری، کمیته تحقیقات دانشجویی گناباد، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گناباد، ایران Elahe Banafsheh الهه بنفشه 10031947532846004348 10031947532846004348 No MSc of Midwifery Education, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran کارشناس ارشد آموزش مامایی، مربی گروه مامایی، دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گناباد، ایران