Nazan Aydın
Prof. Dr. Nazan Aydın
Nazan Aydin was born in Erzurum. She completed her medical education at the Medical Faculty of Cumhuriyet University and her special medical training in the field of Psychiatry at the Medical Faculty of Atatürk University.
During 1998-2013, she has continued her academic and clinical works at Atatürk University, Medical Faculty, Department of Psychiatry.
Between 2013-2018 years, She has been studied at Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Education and Research Hospital.
Her areas of interest are neuroscience, women’s mental health and interpersonal psychotherapy.
She believes that human beings are consist of systems, in order to understand human beings as a whole, it is necessary to understand biological systems. In this direction, Aydin is conducting experimental researches in the frame of neurosciences. Experimental neuroscience studies are mainly focused on autonomic ganglia, olfactory and taste pathways.
Second interest area for Aydin is women’s mental health and especially perinatal psychiatry. She aims to enhance the awareness, prevention, and treatment of mental health problems related to childbearing. In connection with this interest, Aydin has pioneered the initiation of organizations providing clinical and research services in this area.
Third interest area of Aydin is Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) which is the time-limited, empirically validated treatment. Nazan Aydin is a IPT psychotherapist, trainer and supervisor. She is the president of Interpersonal Psychotherapy Association in Turkey. She has been conducting educational activities to disseminate IPT in Turkey.
She is a faculty member at Üsküdar University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology. She is the manager of Üsküdar University Maternal and Infant Mental Health Application and Research Center.