Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center (PBSRC), a part of the DRT, is the medical research agency making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.
Director
Dr. Mehran Zarghami, Ph.D., is the director of the research center
Email: mzarghami@mazums.ac.ir
Center Leadership
Research center leadership plays an active role in shaping the agency's research planning, activities, and outlook.
Dr. Abbas MasoudZadeh
Email: masoudzadeh@yahoo.com
Partner Organizations
The list of organizations we work within research affairs
- Drug control headquarters
- Health deputy of ministry of health and medical science
- Institute of law enforcement and social studies
- Khaneh Rahpouyan Salamat Shomal (NGO)
- The organization of legal medicine in Tehran
- Tehran University of medical science
- Iran University of medical science
- The education department in Mazandaran
- Welfare organization of Mazandaran
Members Directory
Experts
Masoumeh Rashidi
Sousan Salari
Fatemeh Amini
Center at a glance
Vision
The center is ambitious to become one of the most credible research centers in neurological and mental disorders, behavioral science and its relevant disorders. We will take more effective steps in pursuit of providing health for humans - while observing the moral and religious standards and principles in Islamic Iran – by utilizing the knowledge of our academic staff and researches in basic sciences, neurology, and psychiatry, also by implementing modern technology and advanced international standards. The followings are the future goals of the center:
- Observing humane, ethical and professional principles in research
- Focusing on conducting practical results in researches
- Producing knowledge
- Providing high-quality services
- Achieving best results and performance at minimum cost
- Supporting and insisting on teamwork
- Supporting joint research projects with other centers and organizations
Mission
- Realizing the current status of neurological and mental disorders across the province and country
- Identifying and preventing effective factors of neurological and mental disorders
- Discovering pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for neurological and mental disorders and other relevant behavioral disorders
- Properly informing other medical specialties of the nature of neurological and mental disorders and their relevant behavioral disorders, and also their effective treatments and preventive measures
- Reducing the cost of care and rehabilitation
Goals
- Developing studies and knowledge in psychology and behavioral sciences and their relevant disorders.
- Improving the state of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of neurological and mental disorders and their relevant behavioral disorders.
- Developing modern diagnosis technologies, psychiatric treatment, and behavioral sciences their relevant disorders.
Ongoing Activities
- Studying and doing the youth cohort project in tandem with the addiction research center and Tehran University of medical science.
- Conducting cohort studies on drug-induced psychosis.
- Doing research projects approved by the research council of the center.
- Monitoring and pursuing the process of publishing submitted essays in ISI and IJPBS international journals.
- Managing research and education affairs connected with students of Ph.D. by research in the center.
Research Ethics
The primary goal of every research should be improving human’s health while fully observing their rights and dignity.
Health and safety of each and every subject being studied in the process of and after conducting research on human subjects are prior to anything else. Every study carried out on human subject needs to be done by people who possess the necessary and relevant clinical specialties and skills. The supervision of a medical doctor with proper knowledge and skills is obligatory for doing clinical experiments on patients or healthy volunteers.
Every research must be carried out in accordance with a proposal.
In clinical studies, the instruction must include all organizational affiliations, cases of potential benefit conflicts, motivations of participants in treatment, compensation for people damaged during the research process, in addition to the proposal. Informed consent must be received if needed. The written consent form must be attached to the proposal. The research cannot get started before the proposal is confirmed or approved in the independent committee of ethics in research.
History
The psychology and behavioral sciences research center started its activities by receiving its temporary permit on January 12, 2005.
Aiming at expanding and developing research and presenting solutions for major mental and behavioral issues, the psychology and behavioral sciences research center started its activities by receiving its temporary permit on January 12, 2005, and then its permit on April 26, 2008, from the ministry of health and medical education. This center is an affiliate of the deputy of research and technology in Mazandaran University of medical science and is located in Zareh Psychiatry and Burn hospital. We have been publishing an English quarterly journal which is published on the following websites: ISI،Scopus، Embase، Index Copernicus، EMRO،Cite Factor، DRJI، SJR، Scientific world Index، ISC، SID، Barakatkns، Mag Iran، Google Scholar، RICeST، COPE.
The center is determined to carry out its research projects utilizing its research facilities, namely a site, a cohort laboratory, and also the center for youth cohort studies.
Contact us
Please note
We do not provide medical advice or referrals to practitioners. Decisions about medical care and treatment should be made in consultation with a health care provider, based on the condition and needs of each person
The phones are monitored Saturday through Wednesday from 09:00 a.m.– 14:00 p.m.
Telephone : +98 1133285659 - 1133273024
Fax : +98 1133273024
Email : pbs.researchcenter@gmail.com
Address : Psychology, behavioral sciences and addition research center, Zareh hospital, Taravat St., Km 5 on Sari–Neka road, Mazandaran, IRAN.