Pediatric & Adolescent Psychiatry Assoc. Prof. Dr. Betül Mazlum
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Betül Mazlum is a Pediatric & Adolescent Psychiatry specialist at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul with 19+ years of experience.
She treats autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, Tourette syndrome, tic disorders, developmental language disorder, and dyslexia, and provides cognitive behavioral therapy. She consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultation.
About Assoc. Prof. Dr. Betül Mazlum
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Betül Mazlum practises in Pediatric & Adolescent Psychiatry and has 19 years of experience. Her listed areas of expertise include dyslexia, developmental language disorder, tic disorders, autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and cognitive behavioral therapy.
Dr. Mazlum graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2001 and completed Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2007. She was a PhD Student in Advanced Neurological Sciences at Istanbul University, Experimental Medicine Research Institute, Department of Neuroscience, in 2010. She joined Acibadem Health Group in 2017 and practises at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye.
Her experience also includes work as a Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Specialist at Private Emsey Hospital from 2012 to 2015. Dr. Mazlum was a Principal Instructor at Yale University, Department of Genetics, Program on Neurogenetics, New Haven-Connecticut, United States, from 2005 to 2006. The profile lists 3 professional bodies, among them the Dyslexia Association, the Child and Youth Mental Health Association and the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies.
The profile lists 5 publications dated between 2012 and 2016. Their subjects include autism spectrum disorder and neonatal hypoglycemia, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and EEG indications, and Tourette syndrome with tics. Other listed work addresses developmental language disorder and antioxidant vitamins in psychiatry.
Dr. Mazlum speaks Turkish and English. Online consultation is available, allowing patients abroad to speak with her before travelling.
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Education
- 2010Istanbul University, Experimental Medicine Research Institute, Department of Neuroscience / Advanced Neurological Sciences PhD Student
- 2007Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases
- 2005–2006Yale University, Department of Genetics, Program on Neurogenetics, New Haven-Connecticut / United States Principal Instructor / Matthew State, MD PhD.
- 2003Harvard University, Children’s Hospital, Boston / United States of America / Clinical and Educational Rotation
- 2001Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2017Acibadem Health Group
- 2012–2015Private Emsey Hospital / Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Specialist
- 2009–2010Zeynep Kamil Women’s and Children’s Diseases Training and Research Hospital / Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Specialist
- 2007–2009Trabzon Maternity and Child Care Center / Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Specialist / State Service Obligation
Professional Memberships
- Child and Youth Mental Health Association
- Dyslexia Association
- Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies
Selected Publications
- Neonatal hypoglycemia as a risk factor in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Child and Youth Mental Health 2016;23:53-58. Mazlum B, Pehlivantürk B, Karlı-Oğuz K.
- When is EEG indicated in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder? J Child Neurol 2015;30:1785-1793 Zaimoglu S, Turkdogan D, Mazlum B, Bekiroglu N, Tetik-Kabil A, Eyilikeder S.
- Exacerbation of tics with combining aripiprazole to pimozide:a case with Tourette Syndrome J Clin Psychopharm 2015;35:350-351. Mazlum B, Zaimoglu S, Oztop DB
- A balanced t(10;15) translocation in a male patient with developmental language disorder. European Journal of Medical Genetics 2012;55:128-131. Ercan-Sencicek AG, Davis Wright NR, Sanders SJ, Oakman N, Valdes L, Bakkaloglu B, Doyle N, Yrigollen CM, Morgan TM, Grigorenko EL.
- Antioxidant Vitamins and Their Use in Psychiatry Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar 2012;4:486-505 Mazlum B.
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