Welcome to my website!
With this site, I aim to briefly introduce my professional self and my areas of interest/work.
Currently I work as
- A psychotherapist and clinical supervisor.
With regard to my professional background, I am a:
- Clinical Psychologist (Ph.D.) (since 1992)
- Psychotherapist (since 1992)
- Medical doctor (M.D.) (between 1986-92; have not been working as an active physician since 1992)
Please refer to the other pages of this site for more information
Blog
- November 20, 2021
- November 15, 2021
What Services Do I Provide?
PSYCHOTHERAPY Individual Psychotherapy (in office or online) Couples Therapy Group Therapy Short- & Long-term Psychotherapy I offer psychotherapeutic and other clinical services under the term Mutual Psychotherapy. Why “Mutual”? For two reasons: The psychotherapy method which I was taught, and myself teach and practice,...... - September 2, 2018
Core Competencies of Relational Psychoanalysis
Excerpted from Barsness, R.E. (Ed.) (2017). Core Competencies of Relational Psychoanalysis: A Guide to Practice, Study and Research (Relational Perspectives Book Series). New York: Routledge. Therapeutic Intent 1.1. An analytic treatment is first established by a clear understanding of the intent or...... - October 8, 2015
In Turkey, the wall of denial of the Armenian Genocide is becoming cracked
[This interview was originally published in REPAIR, an Armeno-Turkish web platform on October 8, 2015. Link] In this article, Murat Paker comes back on the notion of trauma, including the one called “social trauma” that is suited to the armenian victims of the Genocide in...... - October 15, 2004
The Case of Multi-layered Dissociation: Dominant Political Culture in Turkey – A Psycho-political Analysis
A paper presented at the APCS 2004 Annual Conference “Psychoanalysis and Democracy” Columbia University. October 15 – 17, 2004 Video of the presentation... - January 2, 2000
Subjective Meaning of Torture as a Predictor in Post-Torture Psychological Response
Paker, M. (2000). Subjective Meaning of Torture as a Predictor in Post-Torture Psychological Response. Dissertation Project. New York: New School for Social Research. EXTENDED ABSTRACT Despite many efforts launched by international and national organizations, state-sponsored torture remains to be the most commonly used form of...... - July 1, 1997
Comparison of Classical and Hermeneutical Psychoanalyses on Their Views of Past
Paker, M. (1997). Klasik ve yorumsamacı psikanalizlerin “geçmişe bakışları açısından karşılaştırılması [Comparison of classical and hermeneutical psychoanalyses on their views of the past]. Toplum & Bilim [Society & Science], 72, 102-127 [In Turkish with English Abstract]. Abstract The assumption that our past determines/shapes our current situation is generally accepted...... - June 30, 1997
Psychological preparedness for trauma as a protective factor in survivors of torture
Basoglu, M., Mineka, S., Paker, M., Aker, T., Livanou, M., & Gok, S. (1997). Psychological preparedness for trauma as a protective factor in survivors of torture. Psychological Medicine, 27, 1421-1433. ABSTRACT Examined the role of “psychological preparedness” for trauma in post-traumatic stress responses in survivors of...... - July 1, 1996
Appraisal of self, social environment, and the state authority as a possible mediator of posttraumatic stress disorder in tortured political activists
Basoglu, M., Paker, M., Ozmen, E., Tasdemir, O., Sahin, D., Ceyhanli, A., Incesu, C., & Sarimurat, N. (1996). Appraisal of self, social environment, and the state authority as a possible mediator of posttraumatic stress disorder in tortured political activists. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 105:2, 232-236. ABSTRACT...... - June 19, 1995
Severity of trauma as predictor of long-term psychological status in survivors of torture
Basoglu, M. & Paker, M. (1995). Severity of trauma as predictor of long-term psychological status in survivors of torture. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 9:4, 339-350. Abstract Severity of trauma as a predictor of long-term psychological functioning was examined in 55 tortured political ex-prisoners in Turkey. The...... - August 3, 1994
Factors Related to Long-term Traumatic Stress Responses in Survivors of Torture in Turkey
Basoglu, M., Paker, M., Ozmen, E., Tasdemir, O, Sahin, D. (1994). Factors related to long-term traumatic stress responses in survivors of torture in Turkey. Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), 272:5, 357-363. Abstract Objective. —To examine factors related to long-term psychological functioning in political ex-prisoners who had...... - July 19, 1994
Psychological Effects of Torture: A Comparison of Tortured With Nontortured Political Activists in Turkey
Basoglu, M., Paker, M., Paker, O., Ozmen, E., Marx, I., Incesu, C., Sahin, D., & Sarımurat, N. (1994). Psychological effects of torture: A comparison of tortured with non-tortured political activists in Turkey. American Journal of Psychiatry, 151, 76-81. Abstract Objective: The aim ofthe study was......
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