Background:-Patient satisfaction has been recognized as essential component and reliable indicator forrnquality of patient care. Identifying factors which affect patient satisfaction and working to improve it willrnimprove patient related treatment out comes like compliance to treatment. There are factors that arernconsidered to affect psychiatric inpatient satisfaction such as relation with staff, environmental factors andrntreatment related factors etc.rnObjective: - The objective of this study was to explore patient satisfaction in psychiatric inpatient carernand associated factors in a specialized mental hospital.rnMethod:-User led semi-structured in depth interview was done on sixteen patients who were using therninpatient care in the hospital.rnResults: - Participants reported that they had high level of satisfaction with regards to; relation with staff,rnsafety of self, ward cleanliness and comfort, opportunity for activity and the treatment for their illness.rnHowever less satisfaction was reported in other areas of need such as involvement in treatment decision,rninformation provision, safety of property, freedom of movement, quality of food and duration of stay inrnthe hospital.rnConclusion:-The results of this study are generally in line with the results established in the literature. Itrnprovides insight about areas of the inpatient care that can be improved to optimize patient satisfaction inrnthis setting and so the quality of care which in turn could bring about desired patient behaviors withrnregard to their treatment to enhance their mental wellbeing and quality of life