Os 78 melhores médicos do mundo para o tratamento de perturbação afetiva bipolar

A Dra. Anna Belmonte Ibáñez é especialista em psiquiatria de adultos no Centro Médico Teknon (Barcelona). É membro da PsiquiaTEK. Possui mais de 10 anos de experiência em saúde mental pública, cuidados ambulatórios e hospitalização subaguda.

Acreditações: Licenciatura em Medicina e Cirurgia (UAB, 1999–2005). Especialista em Psiquiatria via MIR (Parc de Salut Mar, 2007–2011). Foi Chefe de Serviço da Unidade de Hospitalização Psiquiátrica Subaguda no CAM (2016–2019). No Teknon desde 03/2020.

Âmbito clínico: ansiedade, depressão, perturbações da regulação emocional, perturbações mentais graves, psicofarmacologia e psiquiatria de ligação hospitalar. Colabora com o ISADMU do Teknon para apoiar pacientes com doenças inflamatórias e autoimunes sistémicas.

Firdevs Seyfe Sen possui formação extensiva em psicoterapia e TMS para tratar o transtorno afetivo bipolar no NP Istanbul Brain Hospital.

• Terapeuta de psicodrama certificada pelo Instituto de Psicodrama Abdülkadir Özbek
• Formada em terapia básica EMDR e terapia cognitivo-comportamental
• Pioneira no tratamento com TMS na província de Izmir
• Interesses especiais incluem transtornos psicóticos e depressão

O Dr. Michael Krasnoshtein é um psiquiatra sénior com mais de _doctor_1878_ anos de experiência no Centro Médico Sourasky. Ele lidera a unidade especializada de Estimulação Magnética Transcraniana Profunda (dTMS) da clínica.

• Trata perturbações afetivas como a perturbação bipolar com dTMS – uma técnica de estimulação cerebral não invasiva
• Detém funções de liderança tanto no Centro Médico Sourasky como nos Serviços de Saúde Maccabi
• Colabora no ensino na clínica médica da Universidade de Tel Aviv
• Membro das associações de psiquiatria e psiquiatria forense de Israel
• Trata também ansiedade, PTSD, PHDA e condições relacionadas com o stress

A Prof. Dra. Sinem Zeynep Metin é especializada em transtorno afetivo bipolar e possui vasta experiência no NPIstanbul Brain Hospital.

• Graduada pela Faculdade de Medicina de Istambul em 2006
• Concluiu a formação especializada na Faculdade de Medicina de Cerrahpaşa
• Certificada em terapias cognitivo-comportamentais
• Atua como professora na Universidade de Üsküdar, Departamento de Psicologia

O Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan fundou o Hospital Cerebral NP de Istambul e tem mais de _doctor_2082_anos_ de experiência em psicologia e psicofarmacologia.

• Especializado em distúrbios relacionados ao estresse e inovações em psicofarmacologia
• Autor de vários livros com mais de 1 milhão de cópias vendidas
• Publicou mais de 150 artigos de pesquisa e 45 capítulos de livros
• Recebedor de prêmios prestigiosos, incluindo o World Peace Invitation Award

A Dra. Melek Gozde Lus é psiquiatra infantil no NP Istanbul Brain Hospital. Ela contribuiu para o Plano de Ação para o Autismo da Turquia. Ela treinou médicos de família na detecção precoce do autismo. A Dra. Lus trata TDAH, autismo e dislexia. Ela também gerencia ansiedade e TOC em crianças e adolescentes.

• Membro da Associação Americana de Psiquiatria Infantil e Adolescente.
• Possui certificação internacional em terapia do esquema.
• Especialmente treinada em terapia lúdica baseada em TCC e terapia filial.
• Autora de pesquisas sobre o co-diagnóstico de transtorno bipolar em crianças com TDAH.

Professor associado de psiquiatria com pesquisa de doutorado em andamento sobre epidemiologia da psicose na Universidade de Maastricht – equilibrando a prática clínica com pesquisas de ponta.

• Formação especializada em psiquiatria na Faculdade de Medicina de Istambul
• Trabalha no departamento AMATEM do NPISTANBUL com foco em dependência
• Ensina saúde mental na Universidade de Üsküdar
• Pesquisador com publicações que conecta a psicose à prática clínica

A Dra. Emine Yagmur Zorbozan é psiquiatra. Formou-se na Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Eskişehir Osmangazi. Concluiu a especialização em psiquiatria em 2019 no Hospital de Doenças Mentais e Neurológicas Erenköy, em Istambul. A sua tese foi um estudo controlado sobre a dependência de substâncias. Comparou as funções frontais em perturbações por uso de canabinoides sintéticos e opioides.

A sua prática inclui o Hospital de Saúde Mental de Elazığ (psiquiatria fechada, AMATEM). Também trabalhou no Hospital Municipal de Bursa (ambulatório, internamento, psiquiatria forense de alta segurança). Atuou como formadora de formadores em programas de melhoria do comportamento dos condutores junto do Ministério da Saúde.

Prof. Dr. Engin Emrem Beştepe is a psychiatrist. She graduated from the Ankara University Faculty of Medicine. She completed her psychiatry residency at Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital. She completed a family therapy fellowship at the University of Chicago Center for Family Health in 1999.

She worked at Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental and Nervous Diseases Training and Research Hospital from 1997 to 2013. She became an Associate Professor of Psychiatry in 2012. In 2013, she was appointed Education Officer at Erenköy Hospital. She headed the Women’s Ward from 2013 to 2026. In 2021, she was appointed Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at SBÜ.

A Prof. Dra. Sermin Kesebir especializa-se em perturbações do humor com 24 anos de experiência, incluindo o tratamento de perturbação afetiva bipolar no NP Istanbul Brain Hospital.

• Especialista em psiconeurofisiologia e terapias psicanalíticas
• Extensas publicações em revistas internacionais e nacionais
• Graduada pela Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Dokuz Eylül de Esmirna

A Dra. Gunay Hajiyeva é psiquiatra. Formou-se na Universidade Médica do Azerbaijão em 2013. Concluiu a sua residência em psiquiatria no Hospital Balcali da Universidade de Cukurova em 2021. Recebeu formação em Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental (TCC), EMDR e Terapia Sexual Dinâmica.

O seu foco clínico inclui esquizofrenia, perturbações do humor, traumas, ansiedade, perturbações alimentares, perturbação obsessivo-compulsiva, perturbações relacionadas com o consumo de álcool e substâncias, e disfunção sexual. Fala inglês, russo e alemão. É ativa na investigação académica e clínica. Realizou apresentações em congressos nacionais e internacionais.

Dr. Neşe Üstün is a psychiatry specialist at Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Diseases Hospital, a role she has held since 2002. Earlier, she worked in clinical biochemistry at Istanbul University Çapa (1995–1996) and in neurology in 1996. She graduated from Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine. She later qualified as Chief Assistant after passing written and oral exams and submitting a publication portfolio.

She will continue her work at Bakırköy through 2025. She provides patient care, trains assistants, supervises theses, and conducts research. She has published in national and international journals and has presented many papers. She has taken part in patient follow-up and research at the Women’s Mental Health Unit and the Mood Disorders Center. She is trained in CBT, psychodynamic psychotherapy, interpersonal therapy, and EMDR. She uses these therapies alongside medication when needed.

Dr. Merve Setenay Gürbüz is a Psychiatry Specialist at Private Moodist Hospital. She completed her psychiatry training at Erenköy Mental and Nervous Diseases Hospital in 2017. She then worked for about two years at GOP Taksim Training and Research Hospital. In 2019, she worked at NP Istanbul Brain Hospital. She also served as an Assistant Professor at Üsküdar University Faculty of Medicine. In 2021, she became the Responsible Manager at Rubi Medical Center. From June 2021, she was an Assistant Professor at İstinye University GOP Medicalpark Hospital and at İstinye University Faculty of Medicine. In 2022, she was appointed Head of the Department of Mental Health and Diseases at İstinye University Faculty of Medicine.

She has written articles and book chapters in Turkey and abroad.

Dr. Cagdas Yokusoglu is a consultant psychiatrist with over 12 years of clinical experience. He specializes in adult psychiatry and evidence-based psychotherapy. He graduated from the English Medicine Program at Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University. He completed his psychiatry residency at Istanbul Faculty of Medicine.

He has worked in public and private settings. He now provides psychiatric assessment and psychotherapy in private practice. His care is individualized and evidence-based, covering a wide range of psychiatric disorders.

His advanced training includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Analysis, and psychopharmacology.

Dr. Özge Yükselay is a psychiatrist. She earned her medical degree from Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine. She completed her residency at Erenköy Mental and Nervous Diseases Hospital. She has worked at Van Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erenköy Mental and Nervous Diseases Hospital, and Moodist Neuropsychiatry Hospital. She brings broad clinical experience.

She combines psychotherapy with medical treatment. She also uses somatic therapies such as TMS, ECT, tDCS, and neurofeedback. Her practice includes depression, OCD, anxiety disorders, addiction, psychotic disorders, and mood disorders. She is interested in group therapy and psychodrama. She has a special focus on individual and group therapy for eating disorders.

MedR. Dr. med. Jutta Leth is a specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapeutic medicine. She is a registered client-centred psychotherapist at JUVENIS Medical Center in Vienna. She has around 40 years of medical practice. In 2022 she received the Austrian honorary title Medizinalrat.

Doctorate, University of Vienna (1986). Psychotherapist training at ÖGWG (1991–1996). On the Austrian Psychotherapist Register since 1997. Specialist training at Otto Wagner Hospital (1996–2001). Board-certified since 2001. Diplomas: psychosocial, psychosomatic, and psychotherapeutic medicine (2002); geriatrics and palliative (2006); environmental medicine (2007). CME diploma since 2006. EMDR and Brainspotting (2013).

Cooperating physician at JUVENIS since 2012. Ward-leading senior physician at the Addiction Centre, Klinik Penzing (until 2025). Focus areas: anxiety; neurotic, stress-related, and somatoform disorders; trauma sequelae; affective disorders; psychoses; obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD); personality development; sleep; addiction (alcohol and prescription drugs; no opioid substitution). Languages: German and English.

Prof. Dr. Vehbi Alp Üçok is a psychiatrist who focuses on schizophrenia and mood disorders. He graduated from the Hacettepe Faculty of Medicine in 1985. He started his psychiatry residency at the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1988. He became a specialist in 1993, an associate professor in 1995, and a professor in 2001.

He founded the Psychotic Disorders Research Program (PAP) at the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1996. After psychosocial skills training at UCLA and the Brentwood VA in 1998, he set up inpatient and outpatient group therapy for psychosis. He also provided individual, family, and group psychotherapy.

His research covers first-episode and later schizophrenia, people at risk for psychosis, treatment-resistant schizophrenia, and stigma. He helped start the WPA schizophrenia anti-stigma program in Türkiye in 1998 and has been the Turkey coordinator since 2001. He is a member of the WPA Schizophrenia and Stigma sections, the European Psychiatric Association Schizophrenia Section, TRRIP, STRATA, and EURONES. He has 126 international articles and more than 5,000 citations (as of 14.11.2014). His Web of Science h-index is 35.

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Solmaz is a board-certified psychiatrist. He earned his M.D. from Hacettepe University in 1989. He completed his psychiatry residency at Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Diseases Hospital in 1996. He became an associate professor in 2014 and a professor in 2021.

From 2015 to 2020, he chaired the 4th Specialized Board of the Council of Forensic Medicine. He oversaw evaluations of criminal responsibility and legal competency.

He served on the psychiatry faculty at the Hamidiye Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences. He was an educational supervisor at the Psychiatry Clinic of Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital. He is currently the chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Beykent University Faculty of Medicine.

Dr. Merve Gümüşay is a specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy. She completed medical school at the Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. She finished her psychiatry residency at the Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital. She provides evidence-based psychotherapy. Her clinical focus includes depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, addiction, and women’s mental health.

She is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Supportive Psychotherapy, and Sex Therapy. Dr. Gümüşay is a member of the Turkish Psychiatric Association and the Turkish Medical Association. She contributes to research and publications. She also takes part in national congresses.