IHBAS
Definition
Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, Delhi, providing forensic mental health evaluations under the Delhi state government framework.
- Full name
- Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences
- Location
- Delhi, India
- Function
- Forensic mental health evaluations
- Administration
- Delhi state government framework
Common questions
What kind of forensic role does an institute like IHBAS typically play in a criminal case?+
Institutes of this kind conduct court-ordered psychiatric evaluations, such as fitness to stand trial assessments or opinions relevant to an insanity defence, and their clinicians may be called to testify or submit reports to the court on a defendant's mental state.
Is IHBAS the only body in India that performs this function?+
No. Forensic mental health evaluation in India is distributed across several government-run psychiatric institutes and hospital departments depending on jurisdiction, with IHBAS serving the Delhi region specifically rather than functioning as a national body.
Related terms
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- Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, the primary regional professional society for forensic mental health practitioners.
- AP-LS
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- NIMHANS
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