Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour

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Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour
Government of Goa
Geography
LocationBambolim, Goa, India
Organisation
TypeSpecialist
Affiliated universityGoa Medical College
Services
Beds190
SpecialityPsychiatric hospital
History
Opened1980[1]
Links
Websiteiphb.goa.gov.in
ListsHospitals in India


The Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behavior is a psychiatric hospital located in Bambolim, Goa, India. It is part of the Goa Medical College and is responsible for the treatment and investigation of mentally ill patients. The hospital also provides training opportunities for students and interns as part of the MBBS course. It is situated approximately a kilometer away from the Goa Medical College, opposite Bambolim Church.

The primary objective of the Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behavior is to provide preventive, curative, and rehabilitative mental health services to the people of Goa and neighboring states such as Maharashtra and Karnataka. The hospital has a bed capacity of 190 and includes closed wards as well as open wards for male and female patients. In the open wards, patients are required to be accompanied by relatives or caretakers.

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