Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Specialist Dietitian Merve Öz

Fields of Study

• Permanent and Healthy Slimming with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Weight Control After Bariatric Surgery, Eating Disorders, Nutrition in Oncology Patients
• Obesity
• Mother and Baby Nutrition
• Diabetes
• Healthy Nutrition in Childhood and Adolescence
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Postpartum Depression, Depression
• Social Phobia
• Specific Phobia
• Anxiety Disorders
• Herbal Solutions in Diseases (Phytotherapy)

Career Summary

• Kavacık Medistate Hospital Summer Internship
• Maltepe Toplum Sağlığı Merkezi Internship
• Nazif Bağrıaçık Diabetes Hospital Volunteer Internship
• Yeditepe University Hospital Internship
• Istinye State Hospital Internship
• Okmeydanı State Hospital Internship
• NP Feneryolu Clinic-Volunteer Psychology Internship
• NP Beyin Hospital Imperative Psychology Internship

Professional Publications

• Goji Berry In Functional Food And Benefits Of Goji Berry On Health: A Review (Merve Öz)
• 1st International Nutrition Obesity and Public Health Congress, Oral Presentation: A Review of the Relationships Between Maternal Breastfeeding, Attachment, Mode of Delivery, and Postpartum Depression
• World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Poster Presentation: Comparison of Only Nutritional Training and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques on the Effect of Body Mass Index and Problematic Eating Behaviors in Bariatric Surgery Patients
• 6th National & 5th Mediterranean Congress for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders & 1st National Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Dietetics Congress, Oral Presentation: Comparison of the Effects of Nutritional Education and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques on Body Mass Index and Problematic Eating Behaviors After Bariatric Surgery
• 2nd International Nutrition Obesity and Community Health Congress, Oral Presentation: A Review of the Relationship Between Mother's Breastfeeding, Attachment, and Postpartum Depression
• 2nd International Nutrition Obesity and Public Health Congress, Oral Presentation: The Relationship Between Breast Milk and Cancer
• 2nd International Nutrition Obesity and Public Health Congress, Oral Presentation: The Effects of Different Diets During Pregnancy on Newborns
• 2nd International Nutrition Obesity and Public Health Congress, Oral Presentation: The Use of Citrulline Amino Acid in Bariatric Patients
• In the Innovative Sports and Health Management Book Chapter: "The Effect of Crocus Sativus and Lepidium Meyenii on the Treatment of Depression: A Review"
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• Healthy Recipe Booklet (For Yeditepe University Hospitals)
• 4th International Nutrition Obesity and Public Health Congress, Oral Presentation: The Effects of Sweeteners on Gut Microbiota
• Aromaterapy Applications in the Treatment of Mood Disorders (Merve Öz)
• The Effect of Hypericum Perforatum on Depression Treatment: A Review (Merve Öz)
• Advisor for TUBITAK-1001 Project: Development and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Weight Management Mobile Application ("BiKilo")
• Aromatherapy Applications in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: A Review (Merve Öz)
• Aromatherapy Applications in Anxiety Disorders Caused by Clinical Treatment (Merve Öz)
• Sexuality and Emotions: A Review (Merve Öz, Cebrail Kısa)
• The Relationship Between Perfectionism with Eating Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Review (Merve Öz)
• Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Body Mass Index, Emotional Eating, and Mindful Eating of Post-Bariatric Surgery Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Merve Öz, Aslıhan Dönmez)
• Obesity and Schemas: A Review Article (Merve Öz)

Board Certifications

• Kelly Bernis Vitousek- Adapting Cognitive Therapy to the Distinctive Features of Eating Disorders Workshop
• Judith S. Beck - A Cognitive Behavioral Approach to Weight Loss and Maintenance Workshop
• Christine A. Padesky- Action, Dialogue & Discovery: Reflections on Socratic Questioning 25 Years Later Workshop
• Word Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies 2019, (poster presentation)
• International Nutrition Obesity and Community Health Congress, 2019 (Oral Presentation)
• Certificate Of Cognitive Behavior Therapy
• Certificate Of Permanent Slimming Training
• Certificate Of Bariatric Surgical Dietetician
• Certificate Of Carbonhydrate Count
• Certificate Of Acıbadem University National Life Symposium
• Certificate Of Yeditepe University Career Days
• Certificate Of Istanbul Ticaret University Psychology Days
• Certificate Of Işık University Psychology Days
• Certificate Of Yeditepe University Psychology Days
• Certificate Of Maltepe University Psychology Days