IPUB - Instituto de Psiquiatria da UFRJ

What IPUB - Instituto de Psiquiatria da UFRJ does

IPUB (Instituto de Psiquiatria da UFRJ) is the psychiatric institute of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, a public federal institution founded in 1938 and headquartered on the Praia Vermelha campus in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro. The institute operates as an integrated care-education-research organization, delivering psychiatric and mental health services — including inpatient hospitalization, general outpatient clinics, a day hospital (Hospital-Dia), and specialized programs such as PROJAD (substance abuse), CDA (Alzheimer's disease), SPIA (adolescent psychiatry), CAPSI CARIM (child/adolescent psychosocial care), and CIPE (specialized outpatient clinics) — free of charge to SUS-referred patients in southeastern Brazil.

On the academic side, IPUB runs an undergraduate music therapy program, the strict sense PROPSAM graduate program (master's and doctorate in psychiatry and mental health), the MEPPSO professional master's in psychosocial care (rated nota 5 in the CAPES 2021-2024 quadrennial assessment), medical residency in psychiatry, multiprofessional residency in mental health, and lato sensu specialization courses. Research is conducted through dedicated laboratories, a Centro de Estudos, and two scientific journals (JBP and Arquivos do IPUB Online), with community extension activities operating from the historic Teatro Qorpo Santo.

IPUB's revenue model is non-commercial: it is funded through federal government allocations to UFRJ, SUS reimbursements, ministry programs (including the prospective PRHOSUS inclusion), and parliamentary amendments. The institution has approximately 99 employees, no private ownership or venture capital backing, and is governed by a director (Prof. Pedro Gabriel Delgado) and vice-director (Prof. Marcelo Cruz) under the Brazilian federal Ministry of Education.

Name

IPUB - Instituto de Psiquiatria da UFRJ

Legal name

Instituto de Psiquiatria da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Website

https://ipub.ufrj.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IPUB is the psychiatric institute of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), delivering public mental health care, graduate and residency training, and psychiatric research to SUS-referred patients and students in southeastern Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychiatric Healthcare Services

NAICS

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (622210), Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (6222), Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (62221), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFABAD

Outpatient Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Programs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Ambulatory & Outpatient Care Centers

Keywords

• Psychiatric care services
• Mental health treatment
• Medical residency programs
• Psychiatric graduate education
• Clinical mental health research

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IPUB - Instituto de Psiquiatria da UFRJ is a public psychiatric institute affiliated with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) that delivers psychiatric care (inpatient, outpatient, day hospital, and specialized programs), trains mental health professionals through graduate and residency programs, and conducts clinical and translational mental health research via dedicated laboratories and study centers. Services are offered free of charge to the public through Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS).

Product overview

IPUB (Instituto de Psiquiatria da UFRJ) is a psychiatric institute affiliated with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, functioning as a comprehensive mental health center. The institution operates a multi-level healthcare delivery system including hospitalization, day hospital, general outpatient clinics, and specialized programs (PROJAD for substance abuse, CDA for Alzheimer's, SPIA for child/adolescent psychiatry, CAPSI CARIM, and CIPE specialized clinics). On the education front, it offers undergraduate programs (Musicoterapia), stricto sensu graduate programs (PROPSAM for psychiatry and mental health, MEPPSO professional master's in psychosocial care rated 5 by Capes), medical and multiprofessional residency programs, and continuing education specialization courses. The institute maintains active research through its Centro de Estudos and laboratories, publishes the JBP scientific journal and online archives, and operates cultural spaces including the historic Teatro Qorpo Santo for community engagement and art therapy programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• MEPPSO received nota 5 (maximum score) in Capes Quadrennial Assessment 2021-2024

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant MedicinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the event '10 Anos do Instituto Chacruna nas Américas - Pesquisa, Educação e Justiça Social no Campo Psicodélico', held at IPUB in June 2026. The event gathered researchers, health professionals, scientists, indigenous and black leaders, and students to discuss advances and responsibilities in the contemporary psychedelic field in Brazil.
• Pró-Reitoria de Extensão Universitária (PR5/UFRJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPR5 is the UFRJ office responsible for university extension activities. Extension projects like the musicotherapy courses and COMunicaSOM require PR5 approval and support.
• Instituto de Psicologia (IP/UFRJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in projects like CECCOn (Centro de Convivência e Cultura Praia Vermelha) and other extension activities, combining psychology and psychiatry expertise.
• Complexo Hospitalar e da Saúde da UFRJ (CHS/UFRJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHSUFRJ collaborated in the technical visit from Ministério da Saúde for inclusion in PRHOSUS (Programa Nacional de Qualificação e Ampliação dos Serviços Prestados por Hospitais Universitários Federais Integrantes do SUS).
• NIDAANS (Núcleo de Inclusão, Diversidade, Acessibilidade de Ações Afirmativas Neusa Santos Souza)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the open class with Conceição Evaristo, contributing to diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• EICOS (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicossociologia de Comunidades e Ecologia Social/IP/UFRJ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for interdisciplinary events and research initiatives.
• PIGLA (Programa de Pós-Graduação Interdisciplinar em Linguística Aplicada)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for collaborative events and research.
• Escola de Comunicação da UFRJminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Theater Direction sector for events at Teatro Qorpo Santo, including cultural activities and lectures.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hospital Psiquiátrico São Pedro: State-run psychiatric hospital in Rio Grande do Sul providing inpatient and ambulatory mental health care with academic ties — comparable as a public-sector psychiatric provider delivering specialty mental health services to a regional SUS population.
• Hospital de Saúde Mental Professor Frota Pinto: Minas Gerais state mental health hospital offering inpatient psychiatric care, ambulatory services, and specialized programs — comparable to IPUB as a state-funded specialty mental health provider integrated with the public health system.
• Instituto de Psiquiatria do HCFMUSP (IPq): The University of São Paulo's psychiatric institute at Hospital das Clínicas, the most direct Brazilian counterpart to IPUB — also a public university-affiliated psychiatric teaching, research, and care institution combining inpatient, outpatient, and graduate programs under a single federal-state-aligned structure.

Emerging players

• Rede CAPS (Centro de Atenção Psicossocial): Brazil's national network of public psychosocial care centers delivering community-based mental health services under SUS — overlaps with IPUB's ambulatory and specialty programs but operates as decentralized outpatient units rather than as an academic hospital.

Regional players

• McLean Hospital (Harvard Medical School): U.S. psychiatric hospital affiliated with Harvard providing inpatient, residential, and outpatient mental health care with active research and teaching programs — analogous as an academic psychiatric teaching hospital, though operating under a private U.S. healthcare model rather than SUS.
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH): Canada's largest academic mental health and addiction teaching hospital, affiliated with the University of Toronto — comparable as an integrated psychiatric teaching, research, and care institution with strong public-academic funding ties, though in a different national healthcare system.

Broad incumbents

• Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein: Leading private Brazilian hospital with a psychiatry department — comparable as a reference mental health provider in Brazil with strong academic ties, though private-pay rather than SUS-funded, positioning it as a benchmark for clinical excellence rather than a direct public-sector peer.
• Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto (UERJ): University hospital of the State University of Rio de Janeiro with a psychiatry service that delivers inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care as part of a broader academic medical center — overlapping with IPUB's academic-clinical model but operating within a general hospital rather than as a standalone psychiatric institute.
• Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA): Federal university hospital affiliated with UFRGS offering psychiatric residency and clinical services — comparable as a SUS-funded academic medical center with mental health teaching and care, but broader in scope than IPUB's psychiatric specialization.
• Hospital de Clínicas da UFMG: Federal university hospital affiliated with UFMG providing psychiatric services alongside broader medical specialties — comparable as a SUS-aligned academic hospital with psychiatric teaching and care programs, though broader in clinical scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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