Spc. Dr. Mehmet Arif Köroğlu

Spc. Dr. Mehmet Arif Köroğlu

Psychiatry is a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses that affect human psychology. It involves the application of pharmacotherapy (medication treatment) and psychotherapy for emotional, cognitive, and behavioral disorders. A psychiatrist, specializing in mental health and disorders, conducts clinical examinations, family interviews, and orders laboratory tests for differential diagnosis in addition to various psychological assessments.

Some major psychiatric disorders include:

• Depression and Bipolar Mood Disorders
• Schizophrenia and related disorders
• Sexual dysfunction (Vaginismus, Premature Ejaculation, Erectile Dysfunction)
• Anxiety disorders (Social Phobia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder)
• Marital Problems (Marital Therapy)
• Psychosomatic Disorders (Migraine, Asthma, Hypertension, Psoriasis, Premenstrual Tension, etc.)
• Impulse Control Disorders
• Sleep Disorders
• Personality Disorders
• Tic Disorders
• Adjustment Disorders
• Somatoform Disorders (Pain Disorder, Illness Anxiety, Conversion Disorder, Fainting)

Foreign Languages: English

Education:

• 1999: KTU Department of Psychiatry
• 1990: KTU Faculty of Medicine

Work Experience:

• Kanuni Education and Research Hospital, Trabzon
• Trabzon Private 7M Hospital (2022 - )