Introducing Tehran Psychiatric Institute
Tehran Psychiatric Institute (TPI) was founded in 1977 under the name "The
Center for Education-Residency" with the objective of coordinating educational,
research, and therapeutic activities among all psychiatric units and centers
throughout the country. The Center was also to expand psychiatric and clinical
psychology services through development of human resources with specialization
in the fields of psychiatry and psychiatric nursing at MA level. In 1979 the
Center's name was changed to "Tehran Psychiatric Institute". The Institute
established a program in psychiatric residency in 1977, a masters curriculum in
clinical psychology in 1986, and finally a doctoral (Ph.D.) track in clinical
psychology in 1998. The Institute was initially under the auspices of Regional
Health Care Organization, province of Tehran; later, it operated as an
affiliate of Education-Research Complex of Ministry of Health, and eventually
as a unit of Iran University of Medical Sciences in 1986, when the country's
university system was reformed under the Integration Plan.
The Institute established itself with much diligence as World Health
Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Mental Health in 1996. It has also
been recognized as National Scientific Center for Education and Research since
2001 by the Division of Education and University Affairs, Iran Ministry of
Health and Medical Education.
The Units in Tehran Psychiatric Institute
Main Building:
Other affiliated units:
The Psychiatric Ward in Rassoul Akram Educational, Research, and Medical
Complex
Iran Educational and Medical Center and two sites for Social-Medical Education
in Tehran and Savojbolagh.
