Date: 7/2/2011
TUMSPR News: Two Italian psychiatrists who had met with TUMS Chancellor earlier and had held a discussion on the Italian model of mental health visited TUMS Rouzbeh Psychiatric Hospital on June 29, 2011.
Based on the News by the Public Relations of TUMS Rouzbeh Psychiatric Hospital, two Italian consultants of the World Health Organization (WHO) on community psychiatry visited the Hospital on June 29, 2011. In their week-long stay in Tehran the team shared their knowledge on how the Italian mental health system took its roots about 50 years ago in Italy. The team composed of Dr. Roberto Mezzini, and Dr. Renzo Bonn had earlier met with TUMS Chancellor and had held a discussion with Iranian psychiatrists on the Italian model of mental health upon watching a movie on the leader of the movement, Dr. Franco Basaglia.
Dr. Tehranidoust, the head of the Hospital briefed the Italian team and the experts from the Ministry of Health and WHO country office in Iran on different activities of the Hospital including its day care center for the rehabilitation of patients with chronic psychiatric illnesses, provision of patient and family education and training social skills for the reduction of hospitalization and episodes of the diseases.
Later on Dr. Sharifi, the supervisor of the Rehabilitation Unit said the unit was to offer rehabilitation services to outpatient and inpatient clients, occupational therapy, and reinforcement of post-discharge services.
A question and answer session ensued and the Italian psychiatrists described the evolution of mental health services in Italy and they later visited different parts of the Hospital and the newly established Mental Health Center affiliated to South District Health Center, one of the three district health centers of the University that cover more than 4.2 million people in Tehran.
The Italian team travelled to Iran on the invitation by the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Iran and coordination of the Ministry of Health’s Office for Mental Health and Narcotic Addiction Prevention.
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