Al-Masarra Hospital
Mission
To provide excellent mental health services and comprehensive addiction treatment by establishing visible links following high-quality care of patient safety standards.
Vision
To be recognized internationally psychiatric institution of excellence by 2040
History
Ibn Sina Psychiatric Hospital (1984-2013) was renamed Al Masrra Hospital after moving to the new building and opening on 14-4-2013 where It was the beginning of psychotherapy in the early 1970s at Al-Rahma Hospital.
Services
Services provided by Al-Masarra Hospital
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General Psychiatry
General Psychiatry
Treatment of various mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic attacks, anxiety disorders, manic disorder, hallucinations, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia, and other types of phobias, and various mental illnesses includes several methods including medication, psychotherapy, and counseling.
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Geriatric Psychiatry
Geriatric Psychiatry
Geriatric psychiatry helps treat mental disorders associated with aging, such as dementia, Alzheimer's, and other mental illnesses. These services can be beneficial in improving the quality of life of older adults and promoting their mental and emotional health.
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Child & Adolescence Psychiatry
Child & Adolescence Psychiatry
Child and adolescent psychiatry services focus on assessing, diagnosing, and treating mental health issues using various methods. Treatment plans include psychotherapy, medication management, and collaboration with families and professionals. Psychiatrists also support children in schools and contribute to research and advocacy efforts for better understanding and treatment of mental health issues in this age group.
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Forensic Psychiatry
Forensic Psychiatry
Forensic psychiatry services provide assessment and treatment for patients suspected of having their mental health affect criminal behavior. They offer psychological support, collaborate with the legal system, and deliver services within a hospital setting to improve mental well-being and provide specialized care.
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Emergency
Emergency
Emergency services provide support for patients with mental health issues and addiction withdrawal symptoms.
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Addiction Treatment
Addiction Treatment
Therapeutic services encompass detoxification and treatment for drug or alcohol addiction. The stages of addiction treatment include assessment and diagnosis, detoxification and withdrawal symptom treatment, overcoming addiction, psychological treatment and rehabilitation,
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Specialized Medical Center (Half Way Houses)
Specialized Medical Center (Half Way Houses)
Halfway houses provide support and social, medical, psychological, and educational services for individuals who have completed hospital treatment and have the desire to complete their rehabilitation plan, allowing them to live again in the community.
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Sleep Disorder Treatment
Sleep Disorder Treatment
Treatment of sleep disorders includes a range of strategies and techniques that can be adapted to the cause of the disorder. Correct treatment includes identifying potential causes and adopting healthy sleep practices such as maintaining a fixed sleep schedule and avoiding stimuli before bed. Treatment can also include cognitive behavioral therapy to change negative behaviors and thoughts associated with sleep, as well as medication therapy in some cases.
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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS )
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS )
A treatment to stimulate the brain using magnetic waves for people suffering from mental and neurological disorders who have not improved with other treatments.
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ECT
ECT
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure performed under general anesthesia that involves passing an electrical current through the brain to induce a brief seizure. ECT is generally effective when other treatment methods have been unsuccessful.
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Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Brain mapping records the electrical signals inside the brain and is used to diagnose many conditions, including epilepsy. The test involves placing small sensors on the scalp to capture the brain's electrical activity. It is a safe test that does not cause pain and can help diagnose and monitor conditions that affect the brain. It can reveal patterns of normal or abnormal electrical brain activity and is used to rule out or confirm conditions. It can be performed on patients of all ages.
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Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy
Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy
The objective of Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy is to enhance movement and enhance the quality of life, which will enable patients to communicate and adapt more effectively in society. By providing various therapeutic services, such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and music therapy,Furthermore, referrals for physiotherapy cases from other healthcare institutions are accepted by the department.
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Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy help patient to achieve a greater capability to use and understand language, to communicate with others, and to express himself to the greats extent possible , Speech therapists it provides evaluation ,diagnosis and treatment for disorder associated with speech language communication and swallowing
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Therapeutic Nutrition
Therapeutic Nutrition
Therapeutic nutrition in psychiatry focuses on the use of food to improve mental health and reduce mental symptoms, including nutritional assessment and the design of dietary plans for meals as well as the provision of nutritional consultations, as this approach is an important part of comprehensive treatment in psychiatry.
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Social Services
Social Services
The Medical Social Services department in the hospital provides comprehensive support to patients and their families through a range of services. This includes assessing social needs and coordinating with the medical team to achieve integrated care. Medical social services are considered a fundamental component of medical treatment, with physicians collaborating with social workers to address social challenges that may hinder the treatment process. The department aims to create optimal conditions for patients to maximize the benefits of available treatments in the hospital by overcoming social obstacles and providing necessary support.
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Psychology
Psychology
The psychology department plays a vital role in providing care for individuals dealing with mental health disorders. Its responsibilities include assessing and diagnosing patients, collaborating with the medical team to develop comprehensive treatment plans, and delivering psychological therapy using various therapeutic approaches. The psychology department closely interacts with other medical teams to ensure integrated and effective care, aiming to improve the lives of patients.
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Patients Services
Patients Services
The main services provided by the Patient Services are receiving complaints from patients and clients and communicating with concern departments to solve the incidence as well as communicating with admitting wards in regard to any issue related to the admitted patients.
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Community Mental Health
Community Mental Health
A healthcare program consisting of a nursing team that conducts regular visits to mentally ill patients in their communities or places of residence, providing a package of mental health services. This program aims to contribute to the stabilization of their health status and effective integration into the community.
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The awareness Convoy
The awareness Convoy
The convoy aims to raise awareness about the importance of mental health, correct misconceptions about it, and publicize the services available at Al-Masarra Hospital to support and facilitate access to mental health care, as well as increase knowledge among schoolchildren and community on the topics of mental health and prevention of psychotropic diseases, substances and drugs.
Read MoreAbout
Al Masarra Hospital is the only hospital for Psychiatry in the Sultanate of Oman, The Psychiatry services are classified into General Adult Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychiatry. Besides that, the hospital provides treatment for alcohol and substance misuse addict patients. The other services rendered at this state-of-the-art hospital include psychology, social work, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. Al Masarra Hospital is a training center for various categories, such as resident doctors enrolled in the Oman Medical Specialties Board (OMSB), medical students at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), and nursing students from different colleges and institutions.
Mission
To provide excellent mental health services and comprehensive addiction treatment by establishing visible links following high-quality care of patient safety standards.
Vision
To be recognized internationally psychiatric institution of excellence by 2040
History
Ibn Sina Psychiatric Hospital (1984-2013) was renamed Al Masrra Hospital after moving to the new building and opening on 14-4-2013 where It was the beginning of psychotherapy in the early 1970s at Al-Rahma Hospital.
- General Psychiatry
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Child & Adolescence Psychiatry
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Addiction Treatment
- General Medicine
- Anaesthesia
- Emergency
- Pharmacies and Medical store
- Medical Laboratories
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Radiology
- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
- Nutrition Department
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Sleep Disorders Clinic
- Psychology Services
- Social Service
- Infection Control & Central Sterile Service (CSSD)
- Hospital Administration
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General Psychiatry
General Psychiatry
Treatment of various mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic attacks, anxiety disorders, manic disorder, hallucinations, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia, and other types of phobias, and various mental illnesses includes several methods including medication, psychotherapy, and counseling.
Read More![](/images/subsite-service-icon.png)
Geriatric Psychiatry
Geriatric Psychiatry
Geriatric psychiatry helps treat mental disorders associated with aging, such as dementia, Alzheimer's, and other mental illnesses. These services can be beneficial in improving the quality of life of older adults and promoting their mental and emotional health.
Read More![](/images/subsite-service-icon.png)
Child & Adolescence Psychiatry
Child & Adolescence Psychiatry
Child and adolescent psychiatry services focus on assessing, diagnosing, and treating mental health issues using various methods. Treatment plans include psychotherapy, medication management, and collaboration with families and professionals. Psychiatrists also support children in schools and contribute to research and advocacy efforts for better understanding and treatment of mental health issues in this age group.
Read More![](/images/subsite-service-icon.png)
Forensic Psychiatry
Forensic Psychiatry
Forensic psychiatry services provide assessment and treatment for patients suspected of having their mental health affect criminal behavior. They offer psychological support, collaborate with the legal system, and deliver services within a hospital setting to improve mental well-being and provide specialized care.
Read More![](/images/subsite-service-icon.png)
Emergency
Emergency
Emergency services provide support for patients with mental health issues and addiction withdrawal symptoms.
Read More![](/images/subsite-service-icon.png)
Addiction Treatment
Addiction Treatment
Therapeutic services encompass detoxification and treatment for drug or alcohol addiction. The stages of addiction treatment include assessment and diagnosis, detoxification and withdrawal symptom treatment, overcoming addiction, psychological treatment and rehabilitation,
Read More![](/images/subsite-service-icon.png)
Specialized Medical Center (Half Way Houses)
Specialized Medical Center (Half Way Houses)
Halfway houses provide support and social, medical, psychological, and educational services for individuals who have completed hospital treatment and have the desire to complete their rehabilitation plan, allowing them to live again in the community.
Read More![](/images/subsite-service-icon.png)
Sleep Disorder Treatment
Sleep Disorder Treatment
Treatment of sleep disorders includes a range of strategies and techniques that can be adapted to the cause of the disorder. Correct treatment includes identifying potential causes and adopting healthy sleep practices such as maintaining a fixed sleep schedule and avoiding stimuli before bed. Treatment can also include cognitive behavioral therapy to change negative behaviors and thoughts associated with sleep, as well as medication therapy in some cases.
Read More![](/images/subsite-service-icon.png)
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS )
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS )
A treatment to stimulate the brain using magnetic waves for people suffering from mental and neurological disorders who have not improved with other treatments.
Read More![](/images/subsite-service-icon.png)
ECT
ECT
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure performed under general anesthesia that involves passing an electrical current through the brain to induce a brief seizure. ECT is generally effective when other treatment methods have been unsuccessful.
Read More![](/images/subsite-service-icon.png)
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Brain mapping records the electrical signals inside the brain and is used to diagnose many conditions, including epilepsy. The test involves placing small sensors on the scalp to capture the brain's electrical activity. It is a safe test that does not cause pain and can help diagnose and monitor conditions that affect the brain. It can reveal patterns of normal or abnormal electrical brain activity and is used to rule out or confirm conditions. It can be performed on patients of all ages.
Read More![](/images/subsite-service-icon.png)
Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy
Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy
The objective of Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy is to enhance movement and enhance the quality of life, which will enable patients to communicate and adapt more effectively in society. By providing various therapeutic services, such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and music therapy,Furthermore, referrals for physiotherapy cases from other healthcare institutions are accepted by the department.
Read More![](/images/subsite-service-icon.png)
Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy help patient to achieve a greater capability to use and understand language, to communicate with others, and to express himself to the greats extent possible , Speech therapists it provides evaluation ,diagnosis and treatment for disorder associated with speech language communication and swallowing
Read More![](/images/subsite-service-icon.png)
Therapeutic Nutrition
Therapeutic Nutrition
Therapeutic nutrition in psychiatry focuses on the use of food to improve mental health and reduce mental symptoms, including nutritional assessment and the design of dietary plans for meals as well as the provision of nutritional consultations, as this approach is an important part of comprehensive treatment in psychiatry.
Read More![](/images/subsite-service-icon.png)
Social Services
Social Services
The Medical Social Services department in the hospital provides comprehensive support to patients and their families through a range of services. This includes assessing social needs and coordinating with the medical team to achieve integrated care. Medical social services are considered a fundamental component of medical treatment, with physicians collaborating with social workers to address social challenges that may hinder the treatment process. The department aims to create optimal conditions for patients to maximize the benefits of available treatments in the hospital by overcoming social obstacles and providing necessary support.
Read More![](/images/subsite-service-icon.png)
Psychology
Psychology
The psychology department plays a vital role in providing care for individuals dealing with mental health disorders. Its responsibilities include assessing and diagnosing patients, collaborating with the medical team to develop comprehensive treatment plans, and delivering psychological therapy using various therapeutic approaches. The psychology department closely interacts with other medical teams to ensure integrated and effective care, aiming to improve the lives of patients.
Read More![](/images/subsite-service-icon.png)
Patients Services
Patients Services
The main services provided by the Patient Services are receiving complaints from patients and clients and communicating with concern departments to solve the incidence as well as communicating with admitting wards in regard to any issue related to the admitted patients.
Read More![](/images/subsite-service-icon.png)
Community Mental Health
Community Mental Health
A healthcare program consisting of a nursing team that conducts regular visits to mentally ill patients in their communities or places of residence, providing a package of mental health services. This program aims to contribute to the stabilization of their health status and effective integration into the community.
Read More![](/images/subsite-service-icon.png)
The awareness Convoy
The awareness Convoy
The convoy aims to raise awareness about the importance of mental health, correct misconceptions about it, and publicize the services available at Al-Masarra Hospital to support and facilitate access to mental health care, as well as increase knowledge among schoolchildren and community on the topics of mental health and prevention of psychotropic diseases, substances and drugs.
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Contacts and Locations
Address
The Hospital is located in the Muscat Governorate , Al-Heshya area , Willyat Al-Amerat