Psychiatry Prof. Dr. Çağatay Karşıdağ
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Prof. Dr. Çağatay Karşıdağ is a psychiatrist at Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital. He treats conditions including sexual dysfunction, anxiety and panic disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, trauma-related symptoms, and sleep disorders. His areas of focus also include smoking cessation and psychological support for people with cancer.
About Prof. Dr. Çağatay Karşıdağ
Prof. Dr. Çağatay Karşıdağ is a psychiatrist at Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital. His clinical interests include sexual dysfunction treatment, post-traumatic stress disorder, smoking cessation, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, major depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, psychosis, and sleep disorders.
He graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1994 and completed his psychiatry training at Ord. Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital in 1999. His career includes work in consultation-liaison psychiatry, perinatal psychiatry, smoking cessation, and psychiatric care at Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital.
International patients can expect an assessment focused on their mental health concerns and treatment needs. Prof. Dr. Karşıdağ also provides psychiatric support for people affected by cancer and works with patients seeking care for sexual health concerns, anxiety-related conditions, mood disorders, trauma-related symptoms, and sleep difficulties.
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Subspecialties
- Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction
- Smoke-Free Living
Education
- 1999Ord. Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital Mental Health and Diseases
- 1994İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine
- 1988Pertevniyal High School
Professional Experience
- 2018Acıbadem Healthcare Services
- 2011–2013Coordinator of the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Working Unit, Turkish Psychiatric Association
- 2009–2017Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Diseases EA Hospital / Perinatal Psychiatry (PP) (Mental Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- 2009–2017Founder of the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (CLP) Working Unit and Head of the CLP Outpatient Clinic, Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Diseases EA Hospital
- 2005–2011Düşünen Adam Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences / Assistant Editor
- 2003–2013Founding Member and Scientific Secretary of BARİLEM (Bakırköy Research and Advanced Education Center)
- 2002–2017Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital Mental Health and Diseases Hospital
- 2002–2003Yedikule Chest Diseases Training and Research Hospital Smoking Cessation Outpatient Clinic
- 2000–2002General Directorate of Security Istanbul Bağlarbaşı Police Hospital
- 2000Aksaray Devlet Hospital
- 2000New York North Shore LIJ Medical Center KLP Birim, ABD
Professional Memberships
- Member of the Tissue and Organ Transplantation Commission of the Turkish Medical Association (2012)
- Member of the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Working Unit of the Turkish Psychiatric Association (2007)
Selected Publications
- New synthetic cannabinoid intoxications in emergency department. Mert Aksoy / Anatolian Journal of Psychiatry 2016; 17:18-25 Halil Doğan, Doğaç Niyazi Özüçelik, Kurtuluş Açıksarı, Akkan Avcı, Mustafa Yazıcıoğlu, Mustafa Ferudun Çelikmen, Çağatay Karşıdağ, Murat Erkıran, Umut
- Comorbidities in inpatient psychiatric clinics. Clinical Psychiatry 2013; 16: 47-52 Ç Karşıdağ, UM Aksoy, G Yüksel, N. Alpay, MA Uysal
- The effects of maternal major depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and panic disorder on birth weight and gestational age: A comparative study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 87-89, July 2013. Uguz F, Sahingoz M, EO Sonmez, Ç Karşıdağ, G Yuksel, BB Annagur, A Annagur
- Validation of turkish version of the centre for epidemiologic studies depression scale (CES-D) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:109 1-7pp. V Lehmann, C Makine, Ç Karşıdağ, P Kadıoğlu, K Karşıdağ, F Pouwer
- Evaluation of disability, anxiety and depression in hemodialysis patients Nobel Medicus 2010; 6 (1): 39-44 F Erdener, Ş Çürük, Ç Karşıdağ, C Müderrisoğlu, M Besler, S Trabulus, E Altunoğlu
- aloxifene: is it really effective on mood changes in postmenopausal osteopenic women? JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, 2010 273-278 pp, A. Y. K. Karsidag, C Karsidag, E. E. Buyukbayrak, B. Kars, M. Pirimoglu, O. Unal, M. C. Turan
- Symptoms of depression and diabetes-specific emotional distress are associated with a negative appraisal of insulin therapy in insulin-naïve patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. A study from the European Depression in Diabetes [EDID] Research Consortium, DIABETIC Medicine (ISI), 2009, 26: 28-33 pp, C. Makine, Ç. Karşıdağ, P. Kadıoğlu, H. Ilkova, K. Karşıdağ, S. E. Skovlund, F. J. Snoek, F. Pouwer
- Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence: reliability in a turkish sample and factor analysis, Tuberculosis and Thorax , 115-121 pp., 2004 M. A. Uysal, F. Kadakal, Ç. Karşıdağ, N. G. Bayram, Ö. Uysal, V. Yılmaz
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