04.2005 - Source: UK Home Office

Psychiatric Treatment ("Country Report - April 2005") [#31980],  [ID 9553]

"[...]5.61 According to a report in the Psychiatric Times in January 2002 in Iran, a village based primary care system serves over 60 regions of the country, with village centres linked to surrounding hospitals and medical schools. The national health program supports training in mental health care. The Government has also established four regional centres for the prevention of mental disorders. [27]
5.62 According to the WHO 2001, "With a view to expanding mental health services in 2001 and beyond, Iran’s national mental health programme was being revised, a new mental health act was in preparation, and efforts were being made to increase inpatient and outpatient mental health facilities and counselling services". [28a]
5.63 On 05 October 1998 it was reported in the BBC News that a private members bill to make the administrative and technical affairs of the medical institutions in Iran consistent with the principles of holy Shari’ah was approved in 1998. The bill applied to all state and private medically related institutions set up with the permission of the Ministry of Health. [5g] [...]"

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2005 - Source: World Health Organization

Report on mental health policies, programmes, financing, legislation, services, professionals, treatment, medicines and related organisations ("Mental Health Atlas 2005") [ID 21738]

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10.2002 - Source: UK Home Office

UK Home Office: Psychiatric treatment ("Country Assessment - October 2002") [#9556],  [ID 9556]

"4.58. In Iran, a village based primary care system serves over 60 regions of the country, with village centres linked to surrounding hospitals and medical schools. The national health program supports training in mental health care. [28(c)] The government has also established four regional centres for the prevention of mental disorders. [27]

4.59. With a view to expanding mental health services in 2001 and beyond, Iran's national mental health programme was being revised, a new mental health act was in preparation, and efforts were being made to increase inpatient and outpatient mental health facilities and counselling services. [28(b)][28(c)][29]

4.60. A private members bill to make the administrative and technical affairs of the medical institutions in Iran consistent with the principles of holy Shari'ah was approved in 1998. The bill applied to all state and private medically related institutions set up with the permission of the Ministry of Health."

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