Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Asst. Prof. Dr. Neriman Kilit
Languages: Turkish
Areas of expertise
- Development of Personality Disorders
- Attachment Styles
- Parenting Styles and Child-Rearing
About
Asst. Prof. Dr. Neriman Kilit, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, was born in Antalya in 1981 and received her primary and secondary education at Özel Antalya Koleji, a private school in the city. She studied medicine at Maltepe University School of Medicine in Istanbul.
Career
Her compulsory service as a general practitioner began in 2011 at the Kırklareli Central Health Center. In October 2013 she started specialist training in child and adolescent psychiatry at the Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Disorders of Trakya University in Edirne. She finished this residency in December 2017 in the corresponding department of the Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine in Eskişehir.
In 2018 she took up her compulsory specialist service at the Dr. Cevdet Aykan Mental and Nervous Diseases Hospital in Tokat. Since January 2020 she has been a specialist physician at NPİSTANBUL Brain Hospital.
Research and clinical interests
Dr. Kilit has written articles for national and international journals on subjects including attachment styles in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among school-aged children and adolescents, autism spectrum disorders, and psychiatric problems that can accompany various syndromes. She is trained in supportive psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and play therapy. Her particular interests are how personality disorders develop, attachment styles, parenting styles and approaches to raising children.
In her free time she reads, writes poetry and short stories, and enjoys films.
Education
- Sept. 2014 – June 2011
- Medical School Diploma, Maltepe University, Istanbul; Valedictorian of the Class
- Oct 2013 – Dec 2017
- Residency Training in Medicine at Trakya University, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Edirne, Eskişehir She began her residency training in the Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Disorders at Trakya University in Edirne. Later, following the cancellation of an exam and the recalculation of scores, which resulted in an increase in her TUS score, she transferred to the Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Disorders at Eskişehir Osmangazi University, where she completed her residency training.
- April 2015 – December 2018
- Supportive Therapy: She received her basic training and supervision in Supportive Therapy at Eskişehir Osmangazi University under Prof. Dr. Cem Kaptanoğlu. She has completed the basic training and supervision program and holds the corresponding certificate.
- Sep 2017 – Mar 2018
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy She completed her basic training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Turkish Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and she holds a certificate. She postponed her supervision due to mandatory service requirements and plans to complete it in the future.
- Oct 2018 – Nov 2018
- Play Therapy: She holds a Play Therapy Practitioner certificate from the Turkish Association of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy.
- Oct 2018 – Nov 2018
- Play Therapy Workshop: She holds a certificate of participation for the Play Therapy Workshop offered by the Turkish Association of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, which was led by Dr. Sue Jennings, a psychologist.
- Nov 2015 - Nov 2015
- Family and Marriage Therapy: She holds certificates of participation for Modules 1 and 2 from Trakya University.
- Dec 2013 - Dec 2013
- She holds a certificate of participation for Module 1 of the EMDR course on Trauma and Related Mental Disorders at Trakya University; the course was taught by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burhanettin Kaya.