Chairman: Prof. Fakhr El-Islam, Mohamed

The Behman Hospital has always been keen on promoting research in different aspects of psychiatry.

We believe that research is closely liked to developing and improving the qualities of our services.

The following are examples of research projects carried out by Behman Hospital medical and psychologist teams:

Research:

· Drug trails:

Olanzapine versus chlorpromazine in the treatment of schizophrenia in Egypt. An open label study. (1997)

Rispredone (RIS-INI-36) study, (two Projects) (1997 ,1999).

Aricept in the treatment of Early cases of Alzheimer's disease. An open label study. (1998)

Iloperidone Study (ILP 3002 study) (2000, 2001)

· Research projects completed and published:

ECT Audit.

Attitude to Mental Illness of the professionals working in the field of mental illness and the public.

UNODCCP study for the Training for Doctors working in the Governmental Centres for Addiction.

UNDCP Study on illicit drug market in Greater Cairo.

Measuring the presence of Scheniderian First Rank Symptoms in a sample of psychotic patients.

The Changing Pattern of religious symptoms among a sample of psychotic patients in Egypt over the past 20 years.