Nıgar Alıyeva, MD

Nıgar Alıyeva, MD is a child and adolescent psychiatrist practicing at Acibadem Atakent Hospital in İstanbul, where she works within the Psychiatry & Psychology unit. She has more than 17 years in medicine and sees children and adolescents with a range of mental health conditions, including depression and anxiety disorders, autism spectrum disorder, eating disorders, hyperactivity, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and sleep problems.

Dr. Alıyeva graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Azerbaijan Medical University in 2009. She completed her specialty training in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases at İstanbul Bezmialem Vakıf University in 2021 and joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in the same year. She is a member of the Turkish Psychiatry Association and the Turkish Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Association. Her published work includes a 2019 article in Breastfeeding Medicine examining the duration of breastfeeding, bottle-feeding and parafunctional oral habits in relation to anxiety disorders among children, and a 2017 article in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences describing the diagnostic and demographic characteristics of patients referred to a child and adolescent psychiatry clinic.

Clinical focus

Dr. Alıyeva’s clinical work centers on the assessment and treatment of emotional and behavioral difficulties in childhood and adolescence. Her listed areas of expertise include depression and anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. She also evaluates and treats young patients with eating disorders, hyperactivity and sleep problems.

Neurodevelopmental conditions form a further part of her practice, and autism spectrum disorder is among the conditions she assesses. As in child and adolescent psychiatry generally, evaluation takes into account the child’s developmental stage, the family context and any earlier assessments, and the approach to treatment is discussed with the family after the clinical picture has been reviewed.

How Dr. Alıyeva works with international patients

Dr. Alıyeva speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for families who prefer another language. Before a visit, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports, such as earlier psychiatric or psychological assessments, school or developmental reports, laboratory results and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the child’s history and current symptoms, a review of previous assessments and treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the possible options with the family. Video consultation is available for international patients, so families abroad can speak with Dr. Alıyeva before deciding whether to travel.