Spec. MD. Umut Balatacı

Education

• Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine
• Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Disorders

Experience

• Kahta State Hospital
• Karabük University Faculty of Medicine
• Biruni University Faculty of Medicine
• Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine

Foreign Languages

• English

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Psychiatric Association
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Association

-Öz, E., Parlak, M. E., Kapıcı, Y., Balatacı, U., Küçükkelepçe, O., & Kurt, F. (2023). Pre-and post-treatment evaluation of routine blood analysis in patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and comparison with the healthy control group. Scientific reports, 13(1), 16233.

-Balatacı, U., & Ay, B. (2026). Cognitive profile and inflammatory markers in children and adolescents with specific learning disorder: a cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 14, 1757441.

-Ay, B., & Balatacı, U. (2026). Comparison of inflammatory and ECG markers between children/adolescents with ADHD and healthy controls. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 17, 1704757.

-Balatacı, U., Ay, B., Tarhan, R., & Ay, A. (2026). Emotional and behavioral problems in the offspring of parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: a controlled comparative study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 17, 1847199.

-Balatacı, U., Ay, B., Tarhan, R., & Ay, A. (2026). Attitudes toward dating violence and their relationship with gender role attitudes among university students: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health.

-Öz, E., Parlak, M. E., Küçükkelepçe, O., Kapıcı, Y., & Balatacı, U. (2023). Çocuk ve ergen ruh sağlığı ve hastalıkları polikliniğine başvuran adli vakaların değerlendirilmesi. Osmangazi Tıp Dergisi, 45(4), 546-551.

-Ay, B., & Balatacı, U. (2025). Perceptions of parents regarding psychiatric medication use in children presenting to a child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient clinic in Karabük, Türkiye. BMC psychiatry, 25(1), 1188.

-Ay, B., Balatacı, U., & Ay, A. (2025). Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Adolescents Following Suicide Attempts: A Single-Center Study From Türkiye. Psychiatry Investigation, 22(12), 1350.

-Balatacı, U., & Ay, B. (2026). Autism Spectrum Disorder and Cardiovascular Risk: The Role of Frontal QRS–T Angle and Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index. Psychiatry Investigation, 23(6), 766.

-Ay, B., Balatacı, U., & Gedikçi, M. T. (2026). Screen Exposure and Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Children Aged 2-6 Years Diagnosed with Speech and Language Disorder: A Descriptive Study. Cyprus Journal of Medical Sciences.

-Ay, B., Ayşegül, A. Y., & BALATACI, U. (2026). Çocuk ve ergen ruh sağlığı ve hastalıkları polikliniğine yönlendirilen adli vakaların değerlendirilmesi. The Bulletin of Legal Medicine, 31(2), 128-134.

-Balatacı, U., & Ay, B. (2025). Evaluation of Sociodemographic Characteristics, Psychiatric Comorbidities, and Self-Esteem in Adolescents Diagnosed with Obesity and Comparison with Control Group. Medical Records, 7(3), 664-70.

-Balatacı, U., Vural, P., & Çamlı, Ş. E. Retrospective Analysis of Patients Applied to the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinic and Subject to Psychometric Tests: One-Centered Experience. Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, 13(2), 273-286.

-Ay, B., & Balatacı, U. Depressive symptoms and sleep quality in adolescents with problematic internet use symptoms: a cross-sectional clinical study. Anatolian Current Medical Journal, 8(4), 652-661.

-Gültekin, E., & Balatacı, U. Clinical factors associated with epileptiform electroencephalographic and structural brain magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities in children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Medicine and Palliative Care, 7(5), 1118-1124.

-Balataci, U., & Ay, B. (2026). An examination of the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of children and adolescents presenting to the child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient clinic under a health protection order. Medicine Science, 15(1), 104.