Tehran Psychiatric Institute
Encyclopedia
Tehran Psychiatric Institute (TPI) is a professional center of education, research and practice of psychiatry
and clinical psychology
, founded in 1977 in Tehran
. TPI, as a division of Iran University of Medical Sciences
, is active in the fields of professional psychiatric training, education
of clinical psychology at the levels of MA
and PhD
, as well as research
in related topics and treatment of patients with mental illness
. TPI is now the largest and best known educational center in the field of psychiatry and clinical psychology in Iran
. The director of the TPI is Dr Jafar Bolhari
, a professor
of psychiatry who is also the director of Iranian Mental Health Research Network
. TPI is also known as the Center of Excellence in psychiatry in Iran since 2001.
The research activities in TPI has been mainly focused on the issue of mental health
promotion. In 2002 the research division of the TPI developed into a research center named Mental Health Research Center.
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
and clinical psychology
Clinical psychology
Clinical psychology is an integration of science, theory and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development...
, founded in 1977 in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
. TPI, as a division of Iran University of Medical Sciences
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Iran University of Medical Sciences was one of the largest medical schools in Iran.Located in Tehran, it was founded in 1974 under the name The Imperial Medical Center, and designed by William Pereira and Associates....
, is active in the fields of professional psychiatric training, education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
of clinical psychology at the levels of MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
and PhD
PHD
PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
, as well as research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
in related topics and treatment of patients with mental illness
Mental illness
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture. Such a disorder may consist of a combination of affective, behavioural,...
. TPI is now the largest and best known educational center in the field of psychiatry and clinical psychology in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The director of the TPI is Dr Jafar Bolhari
Jafar Bolhari
Jafar Bolhari, M.D., was born in 1948 in Iran-HAMEDAN and is an Iranian psychiatrist and researcher. He is a professor of psychiatry at the Mental Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, and has been working as the director of Tehran Psychiatric Institute since 1992...
, a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of psychiatry who is also the director of Iranian Mental Health Research Network
Iranian Mental Health Research Network
' is a network of some related research centers founded in 2006 in Iran. The network is supervised by the Iranian Deputy of Research and Technology of the Ministry of Health. Currently it includes ten centers active in the field of mental health research. The network aims to promote high quality...
. TPI is also known as the Center of Excellence in psychiatry in Iran since 2001.
The research activities in TPI has been mainly focused on the issue of mental health
Mental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
promotion. In 2002 the research division of the TPI developed into a research center named Mental Health Research Center.