Best Treatment of schizophrenia in adults psychiatrists: TOP 30 doctors

• Dr. Sermin Kesebir specializes in the Treatment of schizophrenia in adults.
• Employs methods like psychopharmacology, cognitive behavioral therapy, and supportive psychotherapy.
• Integrates innovative techniques such as ECT, rTMS, and psychosocial interventions.
• International training includes the United States and several European countries.
• Board-certified in psychiatry, ensuring professional excellence in mental health care.
• Member of key psychiatric associations, enhancing treatment through shared knowledge.
• Offers online consultations, accommodating international patients with schizophrenia.
• Fluent in multiple languages, including English, for broader patient communication.

Prof. Dr. Hüsnü ERKMEN is a distinguished Psychiatrist with over 30 years of experience specializing in the treatment of various mental health conditions such as PTSD, bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, and social phobia. He has published in international and national medical journals, is a member of multiple professional organizations, and has a graduation and post graduate degree from Ankara University School of Medicine.

Name and Surname: Süleyman OFLU

Place and Year of Birth: Trabzon – 1963

Academic Title: Expert. Dr.

Foreign Language: English

Education Trabzon University Faculty of Medicine Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine

Work Experience

Karaman State Hospital 2000-2004

Hitit University Çorum Erol Olçok Training and Research Hospital 2004 - 2021

Kırıkkale Private Life Hospital 2021-2023

Treatment Areas

Depression

Anxiety Disorders

Schizophrenia

Bipolar Disorder

Eating Disorders

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Panic Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Social Anxiety Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Panic Attack

Personality Disorders Addiction and Substance Use Disorders

phobias

Born in 1976 in Dashoguz, Turkmenistan,  Prof. Serdar Nurmedov graduated from Trabzon Kanuni Anatolian High School in 1996 and Karadeniz Technical University in 2002. In the same year, he started working as a research assistant at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and became a Psychiatry Specialist in 2009. After becoming a specialist, he worked at NPISTANBUL hospital until 2015 and during this time he took an active role in the establishment of Turkey's first private Addiction Treatment Center. Between 2015 and 2023, he held various positions in Acıbadem Health Group and received the title of Associate Professor in Psychiatry in 2019.

Since the most important factor in his choice of psychiatry is his interest in addiction and related problems, he has done a significant part of his scientific research in this field since the first days he started working as a research assistant. At the same time,  Prof. Dr. Serdar Nurmedov, who has completed many trainings in this field in Turkey and abroad, has been an observer in psychiatry and addiction rehabilitation centers in many countries including the United States of America, the Netherlands and the Russian Federation.

Prof. Dr. Serdar Nurmedov, who did his specialty thesis on "Alcohol Addiction and Cognitive Functions", has nearly 50 scientific articles published in national and international journals, presentations in national and international congresses, awards, books and book chapters. His publications have received more than 1000 citations to date.

Currently,  Prof. Serdar Nurmedov, who continues to work as a lecturer at Üsküdar University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, continues his research in the fields of General Psychiatry, Addiction, Neuroscience and Psychotherapy.

Prof. Dr. Lecturer. Prof. Dr. Sinem Zeynep Metin was born in Istanbul in 1981. In 2000, she graduated from Istanbul Galatasaray High School. In 2006, she graduated from Istanbul Faculty of Medicine and received the title of Doctor of Medicine. In 2010, she completed her specialty training at Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty and became a Psychiatry Specialist. He completed the first 2 training modules of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. In 2011-2012, she completed her State Service Obligation in Antalya Kumluca State Hospital.

In 2012, she completed her training at the Sexual Education, Research and Treatment Association and became a certified therapist. She has articles in Turkish and English published in national and international scientific journals, congress proceedings and book chapters. Her professional interests; Eating disorders, Sexual Dysfunctions and Psychosomatic Disorders. She speaks fluent English and French. Since 2014, she has been working as the Pink Clinic supervisor at NPIstanbul Hospital and as a lecturer at Üsküdar University, Department of Psychology. She is married and has one child.

She was born in 1988. She completed her undergraduate education at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2012. Then, in 2020, she completed her medical specialization at Hacettepe University, Department of Neuroscience. She is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Mental Health and Diseases.

Kadir Kameroglu Primary School '02

Aydin Science High School '06

Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (Ing) '12

SBU Erenköy Mental and Neurological Diseases Hospital - Psychiatry Specialist '18

Neuroscience PhD Program (Hacettepe MDPhD program - course semester / Medipol University Physiology Department - thesis semester)

Theoretical and Theoretical Training in Supportive Psychotherapy

Motivational Therapy Techniques

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training (Theoretical Training and Supervision during Specialization Training)

Psychoanalytic Therapy Techniques

Mindfulness Training

Trauma Main and Practical Training Program

Acceptance and Commitment Training (Beginner Level)

Family and Couple Therapy (Beginner Level)

Education Information
2012-2017 Mental Health Psychiatry Residency at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
Course and Seminar Participations :
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by Prof. Dr. Mehmet Zihni Sungur
Various trainings and presentations at National and International Congresses
Personal Competencies:
Foreign Language: English, Russian

Born in Mucur district of Kırşehir, Firdevs Seyfe Şen completed her primary, secondary and high school education in Kırşehir and then entered Adana Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine in 1987. After graduating in 1993, she started to work as a general practitioner in Kırşehir province Kaman district No. 1 health center to do her compulsory service. After 1 year, he was assigned to Kırşehir State Hospital Emergency Department. Then he assumed the duty of Kırşehir Provincial Health Directorate Mental and Mental Health Branch Directorate. In 1996, he became a specialty student at Manisa Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Mental Health and Diseases with TUS. He successfully presented his thesis titled "Attitudes of people living in a rural area in Turkey towards depression" and became a Psychiatrist.

His first place of duty as a mental health and diseases specialist was Manisa Turgutlu State Hospital. Here he managed the psychiatry clinic for over 10 years. In accordance with the legislation of the Ministry of Health, he worked as a private practice physician for a period.

He became a Psychodrama Therapist at Abdülkadir Özbek Psychodrama Institute. She received individual Psychoanalysis training from Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayhan Eğrilmez, social skills training in Schizophrenia from Prof. Dr. Mustafa Yıldız, Motivational interviewing training from Prof. Dr. Kültegin Ögel.

She successfully completed the Psychoanalytically Oriented Group Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis Training organized by Halime Odağ Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Foundation and Prof. Dr. Vamık Volkan's Use of Dreams in Psychoanalysis Training.

Other trainings she has successfully completed are 1st and 2nd Level EMDR Basic Training and CETAD Basic Training organized by EMDR Association. After completing BDP Association, Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy Theoretical Training from Prof. Dr. M Hakan Türkçapar, he completed the Driver Behavior Improvement Training and Substance Abuse Physician Training organized by the Ministry of Health with certification.

In 2020, he retired from the public sector at his own request and started to work as a psychiatry specialist in Izmir Nöron Psychiatry Branch Center, where he is a founding partner. Here, he completed TMU trainings in addition to his interests for 2 years and became a pioneer in TMU treatment in Izmir province.

As of February 2022, he decided to continue his education, knowledge and professional experience at Üsküdar University NP Brain Hospital and started to work.

Psychotic Disorders, Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Test Anxiety are her special interests.

She was born in Istanbul in 1986. He graduated from Üsküdar American High School in 2004. In 2010, she graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine and received the title of doctor of medicine. In 2011, he started his specialty training at Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Mental Health and Diseases and became a psychiatry specialist in 2016. He fulfilled his state service obligation at Diyarbakır Bismil State Hospital. In 2020, he started his doctoral studies on the epidemiology of psychosis at Maastricht University School of Mental Health and Neuroscience in the Netherlands and is still continuing. In 2021, she started working as a psychiatry specialist at NPISTANBUL AMATEM department. In 2023, she was awarded the title of associate professor in psychiatry. Dr. Ceylan Ergül continues to work as an associate professor at Üsküdar University Department of Mental Health and Diseases and continues her research in the fields of addiction and psychosis.

I did part of my training as a psychiatrist at Zucker Hillside Hospital in New York, where I participated in several research studies on first episodes of schizophrenia. I liked the American experience so much that I decided to take the necessary exams to validate my medical degree in the United States, which I did.

I finally established my residence in my homeland and have been living on the Costa del Sol since 2016, where I practice as an adult, adolescent and child psychiatrist. For a few years I was combining work in the public and private sector, but since May 2022 I decided to dedicate myself completely to the private sector, which allows me more freedom to train and dedicate myself to my passion, as I love my job.

I continue to train and study to keep up to date, because when you study what you love, studying is effortless.

The most recent training courses I have completed are the master’s degree in Legal and Forensic Psychiatry at the Complutense University of Madrid, the master’s degree in Medical Management and Direction at the University of Barcelona, and the expert in child and adolescent psychiatry, which is a postgraduate course at the University of Barcelona.

I have national and international publications on various topics, and I have participated as a lecturer in many courses and activities for psychiatry and psychology residents, medical students and fellow psychiatrists. For more details, please see my full CV on the left.

On the other hand, I am part of the following scientific communities: I am treasurer and member of GETBA (Study Group of Bipolar Disorder in Andalusia), member of SEPL (Spanish Society of Legal Psychiatry), and member of ASEPP (Spanish Association of Private Psychiatry). I actively participate in all of them.

WORK EXPERIENCE AT MENTAL REHABILITATION CENTRE

HEAD PHYSICIAN OF PREMIUM CARE SECTION – March 2024-present

HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION ATTAINED

First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague – M.D., General Medicine, 2009

Study program at the Faculty of Medicine, Munich – 1-year program

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION

Ph.D. student in Medical Psychology and Psychopathology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague

Training in Systemic Psychotherapy (Art of Therapy)

Training in Psychoanalytic Family and Couples Therapy (IPPART)

PROFESSIONAL FOCUS

Combining pharmacotherapy with psychotherapy

Family and relational dynamics

Systemic, solution-oriented approaches

• Insight into mental disorders

Bakü 146 numaralı lise /2006

Azerbaycan Tip Fakültesi lisans / 2013

İstanbul Üniversitesi- Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesinde Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları ihtisası / 2019

Dr. Elshad Gulmammadov is a specialist on psychiatric illnesses. He was born in Azerbaijan, Baku in 1987. 

Dr. Michael Krasnoshtein is a psychiatrist and Head of the Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Unit at Sourasky Medical Center. He has extensive experience in treating affective and anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, stressful conditions, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. He obtained his degree in general medicine from Perm State Medical University (Russia) and obtained his residency in adult psychiatry from Lev HaSharon Regional Council. He has teaching experience at Tel Aviv University, and is a member of various organizations such as the Israel Psychiatric Association, the Israel Forensic Psychiatry Association, and the EMDR Institute of Israel.

Dr. Sweta Shah is a Specialist Psychiatrist with more than 10 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. Dr. Sweta underwent specialised training in Child & Adolescent Mental Health, Family Therapy, and Behavioural Therapy from the renowned National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India after completing her postgraduate training in Psychiatry in the year 2010 at B. J. Medical College and Sassoon Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra. She gained experience in treating mental health problems in adults and children while she was practicing in Mumbai and worked at K.E.M. Hospital and Nair Hospital (2010-11).

EXPERTISE:

• Management of Psychiatric disorders like Schizophrenia, Bipolar Mood disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder.
• Management of Depression and Anxiety Spectrum disorders – Panic disorder, Generalized Anxiety, Phobias, Eating disorders
• Substance Abuse and Addiction
• Stress Management and related issues - Acute Stress and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Family Counselling and Couples Therapy
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – Initial Clinical Evaluation and Management of ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behavioural Problems
• Geriatric Psychiatry
• Anger management.

WORK EXPERIENCE AT MENTAL REHABILITATION CENTRE

SEXUOLOG AND PSYCHIATRIST - 2023 - present

HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION ATTAINED

First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague

PROFESSIONAL FOCUS

Development and implementation of the Psychiatric Care Reform Strategy

Clinical practice in psychiatry and sexology

Organizational and strategic planning in psychiatric care

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP

Chairman of the Psychiatric Society of the Czech Medical Association of Jan Evangelista Purkyně (ČLS JEP) – 2013-2016