Department of Psychiatry

Department Chair: Amir Abbas Keshavarz Akhlaghi, MD

Contact information:

Phone: +98 21 4450 3395—9

Email: iph@iums.ac.ir 

Duties

The Department of Psychiatry is committed to the following responsibilities:

• Education: Delivering undergraduate and postgraduate education in psychiatry for medical students, residents, interns, and fellows.
• Program Development: Planning, implementing, and evaluating educational programs in accordance with national medical education standards.
• Training: Training and supervising psychiatry residents and fellows.
• Clinical Training: Conducting clinical training in various settings, including inpatient, outpatient, consultation-liaison, emergency, and specialized psychiatry.
• Psychiatric Care: Providing comprehensive psychiatric care while promoting evidence-based clinical practices.
• Research Promotion: Encouraging research in psychiatry, behavioral sciences, neuroscience, and mental health.
• Supervision: Supervising MD dissertations, residency theses, student research projects, and research proposals.
• Collaboration: Developing and implementing educational and research programs in collaboration with affiliated hospitals, research centers, and academic institutions.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Collaborating with other faculties and academic disciplines in education, research, and clinical care.
• Participation: Engaging in national and international scientific, educational, and research programs.
• Continuing Education: Participating in continuing medical education (CME) and faculty development programs.
• Community Engagement: Contributing to community mental health promotion, prevention, and awareness initiatives.

Activities

The Department engages in a variety of activities, including:

• Teaching psychiatry courses for undergraduate medical students.
• Conducting residency training in General Psychiatry.
• Providing clinical teaching and supervision in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatry.
• Facilitating clinical rotations in adult, consultation-liaison, geriatric, child and adolescent, addiction, and other specialized areas of psychiatry.
• Organizing academic grand rounds, journal clubs, case presentations, and clinical case conferences.
• Hosting weekly educational seminars and multidisciplinary clinical meetings.
• Conducting research in psychiatry, behavioral sciences, neuroscience, cognitive sciences, and mental health.
• Overseeing MD dissertations, psychiatry residency theses, student research projects, and research proposals.
• Developing and implementing scientific research projects and studies.
• Publishing scientific papers in national and international journals.
• Collaborating with other faculties, academic departments, research centers, and scientific institutions.
• Participating in interdisciplinary educational and research activities.
• Holding memberships and leadership roles in affiliated research centers and scientific institutions.
• Collaborating with the National Brain Center and the Brain and Cognition Clinic in educational, research, and clinical activities.
• Organizing workshops, conferences, and continuing professional development (CPD) and CME programs.
• Conducting community-based mental health education and awareness activities. 

Facilities

The Department is equipped with a range of facilities, including:

• Inpatient Psychiatry Unit
• Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic
• Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Unit
• Geriatric Psychiatry Services
• Sleep Medicine and Polysomnography Facility
• rTMS and tDCS Facilities
• EEG and Brain Mapping Facilities
• Neuropsychological Assessment Unit
• Cognitive Assessment and Rehabilitation Unit
• Memory Assessment and Rehabilitation Services
• Psychological Assessment and Psychotherapy Facilities
• Occupational and Speech Therapy Facilities
• Child Neurodevelopmental Services
• Multidisciplinary Neuropsychiatric Care Facilities
• Psychiatric Hotline and Telephone Consultation Service 

Services

The Department provides a comprehensive array of psychiatric services, including:

• Comprehensive Inpatient and Outpatient Psychiatric Care
• Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
• Geriatric Psychiatry
• Addiction Psychiatry
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Psychosomatic Medicine
• Emergency Psychiatric Assessment and Care
• Sleep Medicine and Sleep Assessment
• Neuropsychiatric Assessment and Management
• Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
• rTMS and tDCS-Based Neuromodulation
• EEG and Brain Mapping
• Neuropsychological Assessment
• Cognitive and Memory Assessment and Rehabilitation
• Psychotherapy and Psychological Assessment
• Occupational and Speech Therapy
• Child Neurodevelopmental Assessment and Rehabilitation
• Multidisciplinary Neuropsychiatric Care
• Psychoeducation and Counseling for Patients and Families
• Virtual Reality–Based Rehabilitation
• Psychiatric Hotline and Telephone Consultation Services

This structured overview highlights the Department's dedication to excellence in psychiatric education, research, and clinical practice, aligning with international standards in mental health care.

Last updated by M. Rangaviz__Aug. 15, 2026