The aim of this department is educating skillful, proficient, competent, committed and efficient with high human values originating from Islamic thoughts in order to improve public health with a holistic approach to meet the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs with an emphasis on maintaining Mental Health of Individuals. The educational mission is to educate of nursing, midwifery and operating room nurses to provide mental health nursing services to patients with mental disorders, particularly in the areas of care, education, support and rehabilitation. The Research mission is to develop an atmosphere of research among students in order to promote the frontiers of knowledge in the field of mental health and mental health promotion and care related to these areas through research on mental health and provide opportunities to develop collaboration and collective  intra and intergroup practicing in research activities. Clinical mission is training nursing graduates with appropriate clinical – theoretical competences to provide mental health and psychiatric services to community at three levels of prevention, as well as nurturing the students' insight and attitudes toward their profession.