Deniz Erden, Psychologist

Deniz Erden is a psychologist at Acibadem Bursa Hospital in Bursa, Turkey, where she works within the Psychiatry & Psychology unit. Her practice is based in the hospital’s Psychology Unit and Kidney Transplant Center, and she supports patients who may need psychological care alongside their medical treatment. Her areas of expertise are psychological support in general and psychological support related to the kidney transplant process.

Deniz Erden graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Letters in 1987. Since 2013, she has been part of Acıbadem Healthcare Services, where her work is delivered in coordination with the relevant clinical teams at the hospital. She has more than 39 years of professional experience in her field and speaks Turkish and English.

Clinical focus

Psychological support forms the core of Deniz Erden’s work. Patients who need psychological care alongside their medical treatment can be seen by her as part of their overall care. The nature and extent of this support depend on the individual patient’s situation and are decided together with the treating medical team. Psychological support in this setting is one component of the wider care pathway rather than a replacement for medical or surgical treatment.

A particular part of her work concerns psychological support in the context of kidney transplant. At the hospital’s Kidney Transplant Center, psychological support is provided in coordination with the transplant team as part of the kidney transplant process. This care is integrated with the medical follow-up of the patient, and the psychologist’s involvement is arranged according to the needs identified by the clinical team and the patient. Because every patient’s circumstances differ, the timing and frequency of psychological support are considered individually and reviewed as treatment progresses.

How Deniz Erden works with international patients

Deniz Erden speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as laboratory and pathology results, MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound reports, operative notes and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit itself. Existing psychological or psychiatric reports, if the patient has any, can also be included in the records that are collected. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing records and previous treatments, a clinical assessment and a discussion of the options. In a psychological consultation, the clinical assessment usually takes the form of a structured conversation with the patient. For international patients, video consultation is available, which may be used for an initial discussion or for follow-up in coordination with the treating clinical teams.