Spec. MD. Erensu Baysak

Education and Specialisation

• 2009–2015 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (Medical Education)
• 2016–2021 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry (Specialisation)

Experience

• 2021–2024 Kırklareli Lüleburgaz State Hospital
• 2025–2026 Department of Psychiatry, McGill University (Postdoctoral Researcher)

Foreign Language

• English

Courses and Certificates

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Theoretical Training and Supervision Programme (Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies, Prof. Dr Mehmet Zihni Sungur, 2016–2021)
• Post-Specialist Training Programme in Mood Disorders (DUSEP) (Bipolar Disorders Association, 2021–2022)
• International Schema Therapy Training Programme Certificate of Completion – Online Training (Prof. Dr Gonca Soygüt Pekak, 2024)

Awards

• TÜBİTAK 2219 – Overseas Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Programme (Canada, 2025)
• The Utting Postdoctoral Fellowship for Studies in Depression (Canada, 2025–2026)
• Professional Associations and Organisations of Which She Is a Member:
• Turkish Psychiatric Association
• Turkish Medical Association
• International Association for Women’s Mental Health

Articles published in international peer-reviewed journals

Baysak E, Yıldırım Ç, Sayar N, Sayar MK, Halaris A, Arıcıoğlu F. (2023). The Possible Role of the NLRP3 Inflammasome in the Comorbidity of Depression and Myocardial Infarction. Journal of Personalised Medicine, 13(9). doi:10.3390/jpm13091295

Baysak E, Güden DS, Arıcıoğlu F, Halaris A. (2022). C-reactive protein as a potential biomarker in psychiatric practice: Are we there yet? World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 23(4), 243–256. doi:10.1080/15622975.2021.1961502

Baysak E, Yorguner N, Kandemir G, Akyollu Denizman I, Akvardar Y. (2021). Is the practice of early marriage a problem for women living in Istanbul? A qualitative study. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 24(2), 243–250. doi:10.1007/s00737-020-01067-3

Arıcıoğlu F, Baysak E. (2020). Is depression associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease or vice versa? Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences, 10(4), 262–267. doi:10.33808/clinexphealthsci.824534

Books and book chapters:

Akvardar Y, Yorguner N, Baysak E, et al. (2024). Psychological First Aid in Violence Against Women (LIVES). Bayt Publishing Services. ISBN: 978-625-94011-7-1.

Baysak E. (2023). Substance-related disorders and addiction in women. In: Akvardar Y (Ed.), Women’s Mental Health and Gender Inequality. Türkiye Klinikleri.

Other

Pinzón-Espinosa J, Baysak E, Valdés-Florido MJ, Riboldi I, Vieta E; Psychiatry Across Borders Working Group EFPT. (2021). The COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health of Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Migrants. Journal of Affective Disorders, 280, 406–408. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.11.029