The center started functioning in 2017. From that day, the center and its team has provided evidence-based, individualized and comfortable treatment. The founder of the center is Guga (Giorgi) Sikharulidze, Psychiatrist/Ph.D., who is committed to keeping up with innovative treatment methods and modern challenges of mental health. With the development and growth of our clinic we strive to offer valid, effective and up-to-date services and high-standard, globally recognized treatment.
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History
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Scientific direction
We aim to contribute to the development of the field of mental health. Under this aim, the center is actively engaged in scientific research. Our involvement in scientific research, helps us to be updated on the latest developments and treatment methods and keep up with modern challenges. Our work in this direction is in collaboration with international, prestigious partners like Leiden University and others.
Dr. Guga (Giorgi) Sikharulidze leads the scientific direction. His research projects include:
• Mediating Role of Depression and Anxiety on Somatic Complaints in Georgian Servants with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. International Journal of Scientific Research and Management (IJSRM) Volume 11, Issue 06, Pages 2023-863-876, 2023, Website: www.ijsrm.in ISSN (e): 2321-3418
DOI: 10.18535/ijsrm/v11i06.mp2
2023
• Comorbidity and Association of Posttraumatic Stress, Depression, Anxiety, and
Somatic Complaints in COVID-19 Georgian Patients at the Beginning of Pandemic.
Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews, Volume 18, Issue 3,
Page: [236 – 247], DOI: 10.2174/2666082218666220713122430
2022
• The Role of Comorbidity and Mediation in Early Management of Trauma and
Stressor-Related Disorders: Georgian Experience of Traumatic Events.
NATO Science for Peace and Security Series – E: Human and Societal Dynamics,
Ebook: Risk Management of Terrorism Induced Stress.
Year 2020, Volume: 148 Pages130 – 135, DOI: 10.3233/NHSDP200022,
ISBN978-1-64368-056-9 (print) | 978-1-64368-057-6 (online)
http://ebooks.iospress.nl/volumearticle/53772
2020
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbidity: The Role of Mediation and Relation Between PTSD and Somatic Complaints in Mental Health Management. Georgian Medical News, 2 (275) (Issue), 98–105. Retrieved from http://www.geomednews.org/shared/issues/med275.pdf
2018
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Somatic Complaints in a Deployed Cohort of Georgian Military Personnel: Mediating Effect of Depression and Anxiety. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 30(6), 626–634. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22235
2017
• Prevalence Study of Mental Disorders in Georgian Military Personnel Participating in Peace-Keeping Missions; European Psychiatry, the Journal of the European Psychiatric Association (ISSN 0924-9338) 2017 (Volume 41 p. 723-724)
2017
• Predictors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military Personnel Deployed to Peacekeeping Missions; European Psychiatry, the Journal of the European Psychiatric Association (ISSN 0924-9338) 2017 (Volume 41 p. 724)
2017
• Predictors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military Personnel Deployed to Peacekeeping Missions; Georgian Medical News (ISSN 1512-0112) No 4 (253) 2016 p89-9
2016
• Prevalence Study of Mental Disorders in Georgian Military Personnel Participating in Peace-Keeping Missions; Education Sciences and Psychology (ISSN 15121801) 2016 | No. 2(39) [2016.03.31]
2016
• Olanzapine/Fluoxetine Combination in Treatment of Bipolar Disorder Type I Weight Gain and SuicidalityXVI World Congress of Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain
2014
• Aripiprazole Augmentation in Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder XVI World Congress of Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain
2014
• Efficacy of Agomelatine in Anxiety Depression, XVI World Congress of Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain
2014
• Influence of Depression and Other Social-Cultural Aspects on Tolerance to Suicide, the 20th World Congress of Social Psychiatry WASP 2013, Lisbon, Portugal,
2013
• Organization of Psychiatry Service in Georgia – Resources and Quality, The 20th World Congress for Social Psychiatry WASP 2013, Lisbon, Portugal
2013
• A Clockwork Orange – Media and the Society, The 20th World Congress of Social Psychiatry WASP 2013, Lisbon, Portugal
2013
• Practice of Lamotrigine Usage in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment, Psychiatry, and Related Sciences Athens
2012
• Suicide Motives Among a Healthy Population and Patients With Depressive Episode in Georgia, 11th World Congress World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Milan
2012
• “Comparative Analysis of Suicide Tendencies Between Healthy Population and Patients with Depressive Episode” Collection of Scientific Works, Athens
2012
• “Evaluation of Clinical Efficiency of Quetiapine During Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective, Delusional, and Affective Disorder Treatment” The News of Georgian Psychiatry Volume 7, 2010, pages 42-45
2010
• “Pain Reception among Depressed Heroin Addict Patients” Georgian Medical News, 10 (187)
2010
• “Increased Risk of Suicide in Patients with Agitated Depression” European Psychiatry Volume 25 Supplement 1, 2010, Page 1353 18th European Congress of Psychiatry, Munich, German
2010
• “Increased Risk of Suicide in Patients with Agitated Depression” Georgian Medical News, 12 (177)
2009
• “Post-traumatic Stress Disorders in Clinic of Forensic Psychiatric Examination”
2006
• “Some Aspects of Clinical Manifestations of Anorexia Nervosa”
2005
• Collection of scientific works Volume XIX scientific study “Paraneoplastic Syndromes – Pathogenesis and Clinical Variations”
2003
• Collection of scientific works Volume XXXVIII scientific study” About the Peculiarities of Clinical End Neurovisual Manifestations Of Tuberculosis Spondylitis (Pott’s disease)
2003
• Have participated at the first International Scientific-Methodological Conference- “Medicine in Classical University Education”, “To the Interrelation of Psychopathology and Age during a Paranoid Schizophrenia”
2002
• LXIV Scientific Conference of Students Scientific Society Of Tbilisi State Medical University in association with European Medical Students Association-Georgia
2001
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Education
The center aims to contribute to the development of the mental health field. For this purpose, the center offers educational opportunities for psychology students, psychiatry residents and other specialists. The objective of our program is to cultivate the next generation of leading specialists in mental health care. We focus on gaining education through workshops, clinical internships, and seminars. Our programs emphasize a practical, hands-on approach to learning. Within our educational programs, interns gain necessary knowledge, experience, and skills to provide high quality treatment.
