Psychiatry and Psychology

Istanbul

Medically reviewed by Dr. Mahir Turan, MD · Last reviewed February 26, 2026

Psychiatry and Psychology care in Istanbul is available at 4 hospitals in the Voumed network.

Psychiatry and psychology together care for mental health: the way we think, feel, behave and cope. Psychiatrists are medical doctors who diagnose mental health conditions, prescribe medicines and lead treatments such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), while psychologists assess and treat through structured talking therapies. Their work covers depression, anxiety, trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, attention difficulties and alcohol or drug dependence, in adults, adolescents and children. People travel for this care to obtain a second opinion when treatment has not helped enough, to join an intensive or inpatient programme, to begin addiction treatment, to complete a course of TMS or to step away from everyday pressures in a setting that offers privacy. Mental health conditions are common and treatable, and seeking help is a sign of strength.

At a glance

Common tests and procedures: psychiatric assessment, psychological and cognitive testing, blood tests to rule out physical causes, medicine review, TMS
Common reasons to travel: a second opinion when treatment has not helped, an intensive or inpatient programme, addiction treatment, a course of TMS, privacy
Typical visit or stay: outpatient assessment over a few days; TMS over about four to six weeks; inpatient and addiction programmes usually several weeks
Anaesthesia: none for therapy, medicines or TMS; brief general anaesthesia only for electroconvulsive therapy
Typical first step: a confidential remote conversation about your history and goals, followed by a full assessment with a psychiatrist or psychologist

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