Asst. Prof. Dr. Barış Sancak
Psychiatry
About Barış Sancak
Assist. Prof. Barış Sancak is a board-certified psychiatrist with practical training from Bakırköy Prof. M.D. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital (2018). He currently practices at Acibadem Health Group (since 2022), where he provides comprehensive psychiatric care with an emphasis on evidence-based treatments and patient-centered approaches. Barış is committed to professional development and collaboration; he is an active member of the Psychiatry Association of Turkey and the Turkish Medical Association. His clinical interests include assessment and management of mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders, with attention to holistic recovery and quality-of-life improvement for his patients. He values clear communication, empathy, and working closely with patients and families to create personalized treatment plans.
Subspecialties
- Mood disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Psychotic disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Acute psychosis
- Psychoactive substance use disorders
- COVID-19-related anxiety
- Forensic psychiatric evaluation
Education
- 2018 Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital Mental Health and Diseases
- 2011 Gazi University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2022 Acibadem Health Group
- 2018 – 2020 Presidency of the Forensic Medicine Institute / Department of Observation Specialization / Psychiatry Specialist
- 2018 Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital / Psychiatry Specialist
- 2013 – 2018 Bakirkoy Mental and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital / Psychiatry Assistant
- 2011 Tonya State Hospital / General Practitioner
Professional Memberships
- Psychiatry Association of Turkey
- Turkish Medical Association
Selected Publications
- Covid-19 Related Anxiety Levels In Physicians: A Preliminary Study. Thinking Man-Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences 2020; Preprint Sancak B, Ozer U, Kılıc C, Hızlı-Sayar G.
- Factors Affecting the Choice of Psychiatry as a Specialty and Satisfaction among Turkish Psychiatry Residents. Acad Psychiatry 2016; 40:299-303. Ozer U, Ceri V, Carpar E, Sancak B, Yildirim F.
- Variables affecting detection practices: The case of a mental health hospital. Yeni Symposium 2015; 53(4):16-21. Uzun U, Sancak B, Ozer U, Ozen Ş.
- Genital Self Mutilation in Schizophrenia: A Case Report. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2014; 17(4). Sancak B, Ozer U, Metin H, Ozgen G, Ozen Ş.
- Psychoactive substance use in male patients hospitalized in an acute psychosis clinic and its effect on clinical variables Journal of Addiction 2014;15:72-167. Sancak B, Ozer U, Ozgen G, Uzun U.
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