Spec. MD. Olcay Şenay

Education and Specialisation

• 2014 – Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine – Medical degree
• 2020 – Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine – Specialisation

Experience

• 2014 – 2015 – Kaçkar State Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine – Compulsory service
• 2015 – 2016 – Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine – Residency
• 2016 – 2017 – Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Hospital for Mental Health and Neurological Disorders, Department of Psychiatry – Residency
• 2020 – Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory – Research Fellow
• 2021 – 2022 – Muş State Hospital, Department of Psychiatry – Compulsory service
• 2022–2024 – Bakırköy Prof. Dr Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Department of Psychiatry – Consultant Psychiatrist
• 2024–2025 – Aktif International Hospital, Bahçelievler – Consultant Psychiatrist
• 2025–2026 – İstinye University Hospital, Medical Park Gaziosmanpaşa – Lecturer

Foreign Language

English (advanced level) (2022/1 YDS: Score: 92.5, Level: A)

Courses

• School of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. May 2015, Istanbul, Turkey
• Family and Marriage Therapy Training. Prof. Dr Hürol Fışıloğlu. April 2016, Istanbul, Turkey
• Family Therapy Training. Dr Nuşin Sarımurat Baydemir. May 2016, Istanbul, Turkey
• Art Therapy Sessions with a Group of Addicted Patients. 11th National Congress on Alcohol and Substance Abuse. November 2017, Antalya, Turkey
• Somatisation and Somatic Symptom Disorders: Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Approaches. Turkish Psychiatric Association 23rd Annual Meeting and Clinical Training Symposium. April 2019, Antalya, Turkey
• Introduction to Psychoanalysis Seminars. Psike Istanbul. 24 September 2018 – 17 June 2019, Istanbul, Turkey
• Turkish Neuropsychiatry Association 13th Neuropsychiatry Days. November 2020, online, Turkey
• Turkish Psychiatric Association’s Training Programme for Preparation for Specialist Practice. March–April 2021, online, Turkey
• The Compass of Contemporary Psychiatry: Neuroscience. 57th National Psychiatry Congress. October 2021, Ankara, Turkey
•  Turkish Neuropsychiatry Association 15th Neuropsychiatry Days. October 2022, online, Turkey
• Fundamentals of Existential Therapy. Turkish Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting and 3rd International 27th National Clinical Training Symposium. April 2025, Antalya, Turkey
• An Introduction to Psychoanalytic Couples Therapy: Basic Concepts and Clinical Practice. Turkish Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting and the 3rd International 27th National Clinical Training Symposium. April 2025, Antalya, Turkey
• The Use of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) in Eating Disorders. 61st National Psychiatry Congress. October 2025, Ankara, Turkey

Certificates

• Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Practice. Turkish Psychiatric Association. 112 hours of theory and practice, 56 hours of supervision training; October 2017 – April 2019
• Certificate of Attendance. Turkish Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting and the 4th International 28th National Clinical Training Symposium. April 2026, Antalya, Turkey

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Psychiatric Association
• Istanbul Medical Association

Awards

• 12th International Congress of Psychopharmacology, Antalya, 2021. (ICP 2021 Outstanding Research Abstracts First Prize). Şenay-Şahin O., Seethaler M., Rizzoni E., Rushmore J., Cho K.I.K., Yeterian E., Holt D., Lewandowski K.E., Lizano P., Öngür D., Keshavan M.S., Breier A., Shenton M.E., Makris N., Kubicki M., Seitz-Holland J., “Choroid Plexus Enlargement in Early-Course Psychosis”.

Peer-Reviewed International Journal Articles

• Ucok A, Karakaş B, Şahin OŞ. Formal thought disorder in patients with first-episode schizophrenia: Results of a one-year follow-up study. Psychiatry Research. 2021 Jul;301:113972.

• Şahin OŞ, Mursalova Z, Gadimov S, Üçok A. Predictors of long-acting injectable antipsychotic prescription at discharge in patients with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. International Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2021 Sep 1;36(5):251–256.

• Seitz-Holland J, Seethaler M, Makris N, Rushmore J, Cho KK, Rizzoni E, Vangel M, Sahin OS, Heller C, Pasternak O, Szczepankiewicz F, Westin CF, Lošák J, Ustohal L, Tomandl J, Vojtíšek L, Kudlička P, Jáni M, Woo TW, Kašpárek T, Kikinis Z, Kubicki M. The association of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) with hippocampal volume in schizophrenia: a preliminary MRI study. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2022 Jan;47(2):524–530.

• Şenay O, Yücel B. Evaluation of insight, self-esteem, and body satisfaction in eating disorders. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 2023 Mar 1;211(3):233–237.

• Şenay O, Tükel R. Comparison of obsessive-compulsive disorder and schizophrenia with comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder in terms of insight, metacognitive beliefs, and clinical features. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 2023 Apr 1;211(4):266–272.

• Senay O, Seethaler M, Makris N, Yeterian E, Rushmore J, Cho KIK, Rizzoni E, Heller C, Pasternak O, Szczepankiewicz F, Westin CF, Losak J, Ustohal L, Tomandl J, Vojtisek L, Kudlicka P, Kikinis Z, Holt D, Lewandowski KE, Lizano P, Keshavan MS, Öngür D, Kasparek T, Breier A, Shenton ME, Seitz-Holland J, Kubicki M. A preliminary choroid plexus volumetric study in individuals with psychosis. Human Brain Mapping. 2023 Apr 15;44(6):2465–2478.

Peer-Reviewed National Journal Articles

• Şenay O, Balcıoğlu YH, İlnem MC. The occurrence of psychotic manifestation following the initiation of everolimus in a patient with tuberous sclerosis: A possible involvement of dysregulated mTOR cascade. Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. 2018;8(3):137–141.

International Conference Abstracts

• Şahin OS, Seethaler M, Rizzoni E, Rushmore J, Cho KIK, Yeterian E, Holt D, Lewandowski KE, Lizano P, Öngür D, Keshavan MS, Breier A, Shenton ME, Makris N, Kubicki M, Seitz-Holland J. Choroid plexus enlargement in early-course psychosis. 12th International Congress of Psychopharmacology. November 2021, Antalya, Turkey.

• Şenay O, Mursalova Z, Gadimov S, Üçok A. Evaluation of clozapine prescription at discharge from hospital. Turkish Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting & 1st International 25th National Clinical Education Symposium. May 2022, İzmir, Turkey.

• Şenay O, Zeng V, Hedge R, Eack SM, Keshavan MS. Thalamic volume changes in early-course schizophrenia patients receiving cognitive enhancement therapy. 13th International Congress of Psychopharmacology. November 2022, Antalya, Turkey.

• Şenay O, İnce B. Relationship between systemic inflammatory markers and lithium response in bipolar I disorder. Turkish Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting & 3rd International 27th National Clinical Education Symposium. April 2025, Antalya, Turkey.

National Conference Abstracts

• Clinical variables associated with the prescription of long-acting antipsychotics at hospital discharge: A retrospective evaluation. Şenay O, Mursalova Z, Gadimov S, Üçok A. 55th National Psychiatry Congress. October 2019, Istanbul, Turkey.

• Comparison of insight, metacognitive beliefs, and clinical features in obsessive-compulsive disorder with and without comorbid schizophrenia. Şenay OŞ, Tükel R. Turkish Psychiatric Association 24th Annual Meeting & Clinical Education Symposium. June 2021, e-Congress.

• Evaluation of insight, self-esteem, and body satisfaction in patients with eating disorders. Şenay OŞ, Yücel B. 57th National Psychiatry Congress. October 2021, Ankara, Turkey.

• Investigating the relationship between formal thought disorder and functionality in individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis. Şenay O, Üçok A, Karakaş B. 58th National Psychiatry Congress. October 2022, İzmir, Turkey.

• Examining suicide risk and psychological resilience in remitted bipolar disorder: A preliminary study. Şenay O, İnce B. 60th National Psychiatry Congress. November 2024, Antalya, Turkey.

Panels and Symposium Presentations

• Choroid Plexus and Lateral Ventricles in Early-Stage Psychosis. Şenay O. 7th Psychiatry Summit & 14th Anxiety Congress. November 2022, Girne, TRNC.

• Insight in Psychiatric Disorders. Şenay O. Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital. January 18, 2023, Istanbul, Turkey.

• Psychiatric Disorders in Cancer. Şenay O. 14th International Congress of Psychopharmacology. October 2023, Antalya, Turkey.

• Resilience in Mental Illness. Şenay O. Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital. January 3, 2024, Istanbul, Turkey.

• Insight in Eating Disorders. Şenay O. 15th International Congress of Psychopharmacology. April 2024, Antalya, Turkey.

• An Overview of the Concept of Psychological Resilience. Şenay O. 16th International Congress of Psychopharmacology. April 2025, Antalya, Turkey.