Institute of Human Behaviour And Allied Sciences

Region: New Delhi Country: India

Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS) was established in compliance with the directives of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in response to a public interest litigation in 1993. The Institute is an autonomous body registered under the Societies Act 1860, funded jointly by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and Government of NCT of Delhi. As an autonomous body, the institute has its Memorandum of Association and Rules and Regulations duly approved under the Societies Act. Minister for Health, Govt. of NCT of Delhi is the President and Chief Secretary, Govt. of NCT of Delhi is the Chairman of the Executive Council of the institute

Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS) is a tertiary level Medical Institute deals in patient care, teaching and research activities in the field of Mental health, Neuro and other Allied Sciences. It is an autonomous body under Government of NCT of Delhi. The institute is providing post graduate courses in the field of psychiatry, psychology and neurology in addition to other training and research programmes.

Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS) is a tertiary level Medical Institute deals in patient care, teaching, training and research activities in the field of Mental Health, Neuro and other Allied Sciences. It came into existence in 1993-94 after taking over the administration of the Hospital for Mental Diseases. Institute is an autonomous body registered under the Registration of Societies Act, XXI of 1860, under the Govt. of NCT, Delhi and funded jointly by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Govt. of India & GNCT Delhi.

The main objective of the institute is:
To provide high quality super specialty care using state of art technology in Psychiatry, Neurology and Behavioural Sciences.

To conduct research in the field of Psychiatry, Neurology and Behavioural Sciences.

To provide comprehensive training at MD, DM, M.Phil and Ph.D level in Psychiatry, Neurology and Behavioural Sciences.

The Institute provides tertiary level facilities with also a mixture of primary and secondary level care in the field of Neurobehaviour sciences. For this, it utilizes a unique approach through clinical (Psychiatry and Neurology), social (Clinical Psychology, Psychiatric Social Works and Medical Anthropology) and basic sciences (Neurochemistry, Microbiology, Neuropathology and Neuropsychopharmacology) to provide comprehensive treatment for the patients. These activities are carried out through a multidisciplinary approach by the faculty and the staff of the following departments:
Psychiatry
Neurology
Neurochemistry
Clinical Psychology
Pathology
Microbiology
Neuropsychopharmachology
Epidemiology
Psychiatric Social Work
Biostatistics
Neuroanesthesia
Neuroradiology
Medical Anthropology

The Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS) is actively involved in imparting training and teaching programme for the following disciplines:

Post Graduate Teaching Facility:
MD (Psychiatry) course started from 2003 with Two students per year under the aegis of Delhi University.
DM (Neurology) course started from 2007 with One students per year under the aegis of Delhi University.
M. Phil. (Clinical Psychology) course started from October 2004 with Twelve students per year under the aegis of Delhi University.