Introduction
Despite the significant prevalence of sexual disorders and their effect on mental health, studies in this area are limited in Iran. The cultural, social and religious factors are affecting on this limitation of researches. The Sexual Disorders Research Group began its activity in 2008, after designing and implementing two theses in the field of Sexual Disorders, at the Mental Health Research Center. The titles of these theses were “Comparison of male and female gender role in people with gender identity disorder referring to Tehran Psychiatric Institute” and “Determination of frequency of high-risk behaviors and HIV infection in people with gender identity disorder referring to Tehran Psychiatric Institute in 2009.” At the same time, several research projects began in this field at the research center. The first article of this group, entitled "The Epidemiology of Transsexualism in Iran" was published in Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health. Since then, several thesis, dissertation and research projects were carried out by this research group. The group tries to improve and enhance the knowledge in the field of sexual disorders and sexual health by conducting fundamental and applied researches

Vision

Our vision is to be the leading research center in the field of sexual disorders in the country

Mission

Our mission is to identify research priorities in the field of sexual dysfunctions and sexual health, to bring together experts from all

over the country, to design, implement and monitor investigations in this area

Research Lines

Sexual Disorders

Epidemiology of sexual disorders

Psychometric evaluation of sexual related questionnaires

High-Risk sexual behaviors

Objectives

Identification of demographical, epidemiological, etiological and clinical characteristics of sexual identity disorders in Iran

Clarification of the epidemiological aspects of sexual disorders in Iran

Completing the psychometric instrument's reservoir related to sexual disorders

Identification the epidemiological profile of high-risk sexual behaviors and providing appropriate strategies to reduce them in the general population and high-

risk groups

Members

Head of group
Dr.Mehrdad Eftekhar; Psychiatrist; Associate Professor, Mental Health Research Center, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences
Dr. Kaveh Alavi; Psychiatrist; Associate Professor, Mental Health Research Center, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences

colleagus group
Dr. Mansour Salehi; Psychiatrist; Associate Professor, Mental Health Research Center, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences
Dr. Morteza Naserbakhte; Social Medicine Specialist; Assistant Professor, Mental Health Research Center; Iran University of Medical Sciences
Dr. Hadi Ranjbar, Ph.D. in Nursing, Assistant Professor, Mental Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences
Miss. Mojgan Taban, Psychologist, Research Associate, Mental Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences
Dr.Masoud Ahmadzadeh Asl, Psychiatrist, Assistant Professor, Behavioral Sciences Faculty (Tehran Psychiatric Institute), Mental Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences
Dr. Behrooz Boresk, Psychologist, Associate Professor of Behavioral Sciences (Tehran Psychiatric Institute) and Mental Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences
Mrs. Khadijeh Mohsennaia; Laboratory expert, Faculty of Behavioral Sciences (Tehran Psychiatric Institute); Iran University of Medical Sciences