Report on Conditions in Psychiatric Establishments in Georgia The present Report covers the findings of the scheduled monitoring of Psychiatric establishments in Georgia carried out by the Special Preventive Group of the Office of Public Defender of Georgia exercising its mandate within National Preventive Mechanism on April 18-28, 2012. The composition of the Special Preventive Group was: Employees of Prevention and Monitoring Department of the Office of Public Defender of Georgia: Natia Imnadze (Head of the Department, lawyer), Otar Kvachadze (Deputy Head of the Department, lawyer), Amiran Nikolaishvili (chief specialist of the department, lawyer), Guram Bendianishvili (chief specialist of the department, lawyer). Experts: Pétur Hauksson psychiatrist, ex-member of CPT, Council of Europe, vice-president; Vladimir Ortakov, ex-member of CPT, Council of Europe, vice-president, psychiatrist; Nino Makharashvili – NGO Global Initiative in Psychiatry, psychiatrist; Maia Kiknadze, psychiatrist. Monitoring was carried out in the following facilities: Ltd Rustavi Mental Health Centre; 2. Ltd M. Asatiani Psychiatry Institute; 3. Psychiatric Department of Ltd Referral Hospital; 4. Psychiatric Department of JSC Academician O. Gudushauri National Medical Centre; 5. Psychiatric Department of Ltd Hospital N5; 6. Ltd Tbilisi Mental Health Centre (two visits); 7. Ltd Bediani Psychiatric Hospital; 8. Ltd Republican Clinical Psycho-Neurologic Hospital, Khelvachauri District (two visits); 9. Ltd Kutaisi Mental Health Centre; 10. B. Naneishvili National Mental Health Centre, Qutiri (two visits); 11. Ltd Senaki Inter-district Psycho-Neurologic Dispensary; 12. Ltd A. Kajaia Surami Psychiatric Hospital. NPM Report 2012 1.