Doç.Dr. Özlem Hekim

Associate Professor Dr. Özlem Hekim was born in Ankara in 1976. Specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry, Hekim has worked at various healthcare institutions and universities throughout his academic and professional career. He earned the title of associate professor in 2020. He has published articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals, translated book chapters, and authored sections in various books and journals.

His clinical areas of expertise include child and adolescent psychiatry, autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety disorders in children and adolescents, and suicide. In his psychotherapy work with children, adolescents, and their families, he utilizes cognitive-behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and child-centered play therapy.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem Hekim, who has been a member of the Turkish Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health since 2007 and the Association for Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapies since 2018, serves as an associate professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NPİSTANBUL Hospital.

Ankara Bahçelievler Deneme Lisesi

Ankara University Faculty of Medicine

Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Residency)

Evaluation of Genetic Polymorphisms in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Residency Thesis)

2025: NPİSTANBUL Hospital—Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

2018: Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – Senior Resident

2015: Ankara Hospital of Hematology, Oncology, and Pediatric Health and Diseases – Senior Resident

2012–2013: Near East University, Cyprus – Assistant Professor

2006: Ankara Dışkapı Children's Health and Diseases Hospital – Specialist Physician

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children and Adolescents

Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Depression in Children and Adolescents

Specific Learning Disorders (Dyslexia) in Children and Adolescents

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