Assoc. Prof. MD. Muhammed Batuhan Ayık

Education

• 2004–2010 Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (Medical Education)
• 2012–2017 Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry (Specialist Training)

Experience

• 2017–2023 Erenköy Hospital for Mental and Nervous Disorders (Specialist Doctor)
• 2023–2026 Bezmialem Foundation University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry (Associate Professor)

Foreign Language

• English

Courses and Certificates

• Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – Turkish Psychiatric Association (2019)
• Basic Training in Interpersonal Psychotherapy – Üsküdar University (2018)
• Basic Level Schema Therapy Training – ISST-approved training module (2023)
• Basic Training in Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunctions – CETAD (2021)
  

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Psychiatric Association
• Turkish Medical Association

Ayık, B., Baş, A., Sağlam, N. G. U., & İzci, F. (2023). The relationship between emotional dysregulation, alexithymia and somatization in patients with bipolar disorder. Alpha Psychiatry, 24(1), 15. 

Ayık, B., & Yılmaz, S. (2023). Correlations between attitudes towards the COVID‐19 vaccine and psychiatric symptoms among pregnant women. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 162(1), 88-94. 

Ayık, B., Kaya, H., Tasdelen, R., & Sevimli, N. (2022). Retinal changes in bipolar disorder as an endophenotype candidate: Comparison of OCT-detected retinal changes in patients, siblings, and healthy controls. Psychiatry Research, 313, 114606. 

Ayık, B., Çakır, S., & Taşdelen, R. (2023). The Effect of Long-Term Lithium Use on Renal Functions in Patients with Bipolar Disorder. New Trends in Medicine Sciences, 4(1), 27-35. 

Ayık, B., Kaya, H., Taşdelen, R., Alnak, A., & Aydın, M. R. (2022). Toplum Ruh Sağlığı Merkezinden takipli bakımevinde veya aileleriyle birlikte yaşayan psikoz hastalarının klinik özelliklerinin karşılaştırılması. Sakarya Medical Journal, 12(3), 430-437. 

Kaya, H., & Ayık, B. (2023). Comparison of Metabolic Parameters of the Patients with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Followed by a Community Mental Health Center. Dicle Medical Journal, 50(1), 14-21. 

Kaya, H., Ayık, B., Tasdelen, R., Ercis, M., & Ertekin, E. (2021). Social support promotes mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-sectional study from Turkey. Psychiatria Danubina, 33(2), 217-224. 

AYIK, B., & KELEŞ, D. B. (2023). Gebelik ve Postpartum Dönemde Obsesif Kompulsif Bozukluk. Turkiye Klinikleri Psychiatry-Special Topics, 16(4), 26-31. 

Taşdelen, R., Ayık, B., Kaya, H., & Sevimli, N. (2023). Investigation of the relationship between cognitive functions and retinal findings from spectral optical coherence tomography in patients with schizophrenia and their healthy siblings. Psychiatry Investigation, 20(3), 236. 

Kaya, H., Ayık, B., Tasdelen, R., Sevimli, N., & Ertekin, E. (2022). Comparing retinal changes measured by optical coherence tomography in patients with schizophrenia and their siblings with healthy controls: Are retinal findings potential endophenotype candidates?. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 72, 103089. 

Uzunoğlu, S. Y., Beştepe, E. E., & Ayık, B. (2025). Evaluation of the relationship between disease severity and difficulties in emotion regulation, impulsivity, and quality of life in untreated patients diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Investigation, 22(3), 320. 

Sağlam, N. G. U., Beştepe, E. E., Sertler, İ., Kurnaz, S., Ayık, B., & Poyraz, C. A. (2024). The relationship among seasonality, night eating, and chronotype in bipolar disorder: Exploring the mediating role of sleep quality. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 212(3), 166-173. 

Keleş, D. B., Bilici, R., Ayık, B., Kılıç, M. K., & Kliewer, W. (2024). Comparing attention, impulsivity, and executive functions between patients with opiate use disorder: Buprenorphine maintenance treatment versus active users, in comparison with healthy controls. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 66(1), 90. 

Taşdelen, R., Ayık, B., Kaya, H., Ercis, M., & Ertekin, E. (2022). Psychological reactions of Turkish healthcare workers during Covid-19 outbreak: the impact of stigmatization. Archives of Neuropsychiatry, 59(2), 133. 

Ercis, M., Seçkin, M., Ayık, B., & Üçok, A. (2021). Correlates of patient satisfaction in psychiatric inpatient care: A survey study from a tertiary hospital in Turkey. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 59(4), 38-47. 

Kaya, H., AYIK, B., TAŞDELEN, R., & Pinto da Costa, M. (2023). Psychotherapy training in Turkey: Experience of early career psychiatrists. Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi, 26(2). 

Arpacıoğlu, S., Dönmez, B., Ayık, B., & Karadere, M. E. (2022). Romantik ilişkilerde kıskançlığın benlik saygısı, empati becerisi, güven, ilişki kalitesi ve çeşitli faktörler üzerinden incelenmesi. 

Onur, D., Usta, H., Ayık, B., Sönmez, E., & Özdemir, C. (2023). Attitudes toward COVID-19 pandemic measures and clinical symptom severity in schizophrenia patients: a preliminary cross-sectional study. Journal of International Medical Research, 51(9), 03000605231195449. 

İzci, F., Ayık, B., İzci, S., Cemaller, Ç., & Erdemli, M. (2023). Determining the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder. Psychiatria Danubina, 35(2), 187-198. 

Kaya, H., & Ayık, B. (2022). Effects of TSH, fT3 and fT4 levels on neurocognitive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. Cukurova Medical Journal, 47(3), 1263-1272. 

Ergelen, M., Sayıner, A. C. T., Kaya, H., Ayık, B., Tüzer, M. Y., Tuna, Ö., ... & Darçın, A. E. (2025). Mental Health Challenges Among Psychiatric Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Türkiye and Future Directions. Neuropsychiatric Investigation, 63, 1-9. 

USTA SAĞLAM, N. A. Z. İ. F. E., Bas, A., Ayik, B., & Izci, F. (2023). Somatic symptoms, functionality, and bipolar disorder type 1: The role of childhood trauma. DUSUNEN ADAM-JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, (2). 

Taşdelen, R., Ayık, B., & Kaya, H. (2023). Investigation of the Relationship of Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics with Cardiovascular Risk Scores in Patients with Schizophrenia Living in Nursing Homes. Sakarya Medical Journal, 13(1), 124-131. 

 Ayık, B., Kaya, H., Keleş, D. B., & Sağlam, N. G. U. (2022). Investigation of the Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Caregiver Burden in Disabled Nursing Homes. Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Tıp Dergisi, 9(3), 285-290.