Dr. Beniamin Behman was born in Assiut in 1893. He completed his training in Medicine and Surgery in 1918 in University College, London and returned to practice medicine in Egypt. He joined Abasseya Mental Hospital in 1922, and in 1940 he established a private nursing home on the hills of Helwan, which later became the Behman Hospital.
 

A man of foresight, he was the first to adopt an open door policy in psychiatric treatment in Egypt. For thirty five years he continued to build and enlarge the hospital in a home atmosphere while maintaining his contact with international centres of training. He was the first to introduce insulin coma therapy and later ECT in psychiatric practice in Egypt.
 

The hospital's dedication to training in psychiatry dates back to its early days when it was affiliated to the University of Durham as early as 1951.
 

Dr. Behman continued to manage the hospital until 1968 when Dr. Fathy Loza continued the family tradition of caring for individuals with psychological disturbances in this humane and caring environment.