Nevzat Tarhan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nevzat Tarhan
Born	Kaşif Nevzat Tarhan (1952-07-07) 7 July 1952 (age 73) Merzifon, Amasya, Turkey
Education	Gülhane Military Medical Academy
Occupation	Psychiatrist, neuropsychologist
Notable work	Gülhane Military Medical Academy Üsküdar University
Spouse(s)	Nermin Tarhan ​ (m. 1979⁠–⁠2009)​
Children	A. Furkan Tarhan M. Fırat Tarhan

Kaşif Nevzat Tarhan (born 7 July 1952) is a Turkish psychiatrist and expert in neuropsychology. A psychiatrist is a doctor who helps people with their thoughts and feelings. A neuropsychologist studies how the brain affects behavior.

Life and Career

Nevzat Tarhan was born in Merzifon, Turkey, in 1952. He studied at Kuleli Military High School and then at Istanbul University's Cerrahpaşa Medical School. He finished his medical studies in 1975.

After his training, he worked in different military hospitals. In 1982, he became a specialist in psychiatry at GATA (Gülhane Military Medical Academy). He continued his studies and became an assistant professor in 1988 and an associate professor in 1990. By 1996, he was a full professor.

In 1998, he started working with the "Memory Center of America" in Turkey. He is currently the chairman of the board for NPİSTANBUL. This is Turkey's first hospital focused on neuropsychiatry. He is also the founding rector of Üsküdar University. A rector is like the president of a university.

Nevzat Tarhan has written many articles and books. More than 100 of his works have been published, and 31 of them are known internationally. He can speak English and German. He is married and has two children.

Helping Others: Social Projects

Nevzat Tarhan is involved in many projects that help people. These are called social responsibility projects. He leads several organizations that aim to make life better for others:

• İDER Human Values and Mental Health Foundation: This group focuses on human values and mental well-being.
• ASDER (Human rights organization) Defenders of Justice Association: This association works to protect human rights.
• Happy Home Happy Life Association: This group helps orphans and children who need support.
• Come Hold My Hand Association: This organization works to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Sharing Knowledge: Congresses and Publications

Nevzat Tarhan has been part of many important meetings where experts share ideas. These meetings are called congresses. He helped organize the 7th International ECNS Congress in Istanbul in 2007. He also took part in discussions on topics like:

• "Stress and Diseases" (1989)
• "Innovations in Psychopharmacology" (1991)
• "Aggression" (1992)
• "Serotonin" (1993)

Recognitions and Awards

Nevzat Tarhan has received many awards for his work and contributions. Some of these include:

• "Best Research and Best Researcher" award in the Netherlands (1991).
• "RTGD Best Community Program" for his TV show "Reasonable Solutions" (2003).
• An award from the Prime Ministry for supporting family training and mental health services (2005).
• "Golden Apple" award for using Turkish Music in music therapy (2007).
• "Crystal Tulip" award in Psychology (2009).
• "Patient Safety, Best Practice" award (2009).
• "Award of Istanbul Congress Ambassador/2011" for organizing a big science congress in Istanbul.
• "From Universal Fellowship to World Peace Invitation Award" for his work in science (2017).
• "Social Responsibility Award in Health" for his contributions to healthcare (2017).
• Golden Axon Leadership Award by the SBMT (2019).
• APA 2020 virtual Conference / Course of The Month of 2020-Computational Psychiatry & Future Perspectives, (APA), 2020.

Joining Scientific Groups

Nevzat Tarhan is a member of many important scientific groups around the world. These memberships help him stay connected with other experts and share new ideas. Some of the groups he has joined include:

• New York Academy of Sciences (1997)
• New York Academia Psychiatry Foundation (2001)
• International Society for Neuroimaging in Psychiatry (ISNIP) (2005)
• American Psychiatric Association (APA) (2005)
• International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) (2009)
• Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) (2013)
• EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Society (ECNS) (2015)
• Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT) (2015)
• Turkish American Neuropsychiatric Association (TANPA) (2017)
• European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) (2018)
• American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Editorial Board Member (2018)
• The International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) (2022)
• World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) (2023)

Books He Has Written

Nevzat Tarhan has written many books on psychology, family, and personal growth. Here are some of his published works:

• A Preliminary Study of Seed Based Functional Connectivity Analysis for Classification of MDD and Healthy Subjects Using Graph Metrics (book section) (2019)
• Family Therapy with Mawlana (2019)
• Conscious Youth (2019)
• Conscious Family (2019)
• Faith in the Laboratory (2018)
• Mom, what is a coup? (2017)
• Being a Conscious Family (2014)
• Love Therapy (2014)
• Yunus Therapy (2014)
• Positive Psychology (Co-authored) (2008)
• The Masnavi Therapy (2012)
• You Me and Our Kids (2012)
• Bediuzzaman the conscience of the epoch (2012)
• A Model of Mature Man (2011)
• Is there any one wanting to understand me? (2009)
• Of Life (Co-authored) (2008)
• Family, The Last Refuge (2002)
• Psychology of Faith, Human Beings in the triangle of Sprit, Brain and Mind (2009)
• Addiction (2002)
• Social Psychology; From Social Schizophrenia to Social Empathy (2010)
• A Journey from Mind to Heart, Bediüzzaman Way (2012)
• Woman Psychology (2005)
• Psychology of Happiness, Converting stress into happiness (2002)
• Reasonable Solution, A Guide for intra-family communication (2004)
• To be at peace with yourself (2001)
• Psychology of Emotions (2006)
• Psychology of Marriage (2006)
• Family School (2004)