Emine Ayvaci, M.D.

Psychiatry

Biography

Emine Rabia Ayvaci, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She serves as a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the Children's Health Psychiatry Clinic. Dr. Ayvaci earned her medical degree from Hacettepe University Medical School in Ankara, Turkey, and completed her psychiatry residency through the research track, followed by a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at UTSW. Her clinical and research work focuses on pediatric mental health, with particular interest in depression, suicidality, mental health service use and outcomes, and the role of digital health in care delivery.

Education & Training

Medical School - Hacettepe Universitesi TIP Fakultesi-Turkey (2004-2010)
Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2014-2018), Psychiatry
Fellowship - UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center (2018-2021), Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology
Anxiety and Depression Association of America

Honors & Awards

Alies Muskin Career Development Leadership Program for Clinical Research Track, Anxiety and Depression Association of America
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research Institute, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
New Investigator Award, American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology
Research Colloquium, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Books & Publications

Publications
- Clinical correlates of anxious depression in youth from the Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network (TX-YDSRN).
  Ayvaci ER, Nandy K, Gorman A, Minhajuddin A, Riddle D, Storch EA, Soutullo CA, Hettema JM, Slater H, Wakefield SM, Trivedi MH, Journal of affective disorders 2024 Jul 362 510-517
- Problematic substance use in depressed adolescents: Prevalence and clinical correlates.
  Marino EN, Jha MK, Minhajuddin A, Ayvaci ER, Levinson S, Pipes R, Emslie GJ, Trivedi MH, Addictive behaviors reports 2024 Jun 19 100539
- Treatment of Adolescent Depression: Comparison of Psychiatric and Pediatric Settings at an Academic Medical Center Using the VitalSign⁶ Application.
  Ayvaci ER, Minhajuddin A, Elmore JS, Yagnik K, Jha MK, Emslie GJ, Mayes TL, Trivedi MH, Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology 2024 Jan
- Special Populations: Treatment-Resistant Depression in Children and Adolescents.
  Ayvaci ER, Croarkin PE, The Psychiatric clinics of North America 2023 Jun 46 2 359-370
- Characterizing inflammatory profiles of suicidal behavior in adolescents: Rationale and design.
  Chin Fatt C, Ayvaci ER, Jha MK, Emslie G, Gibson S, Minhajuddin AT, Mayes TL, Farrar JD, Trivedi MH, Journal of affective disorders 2023 Mar 325 55-61
- Bringing Psychiatry into the Mosque: Analysis of a Community Psychoeducation Intervention.
  Mushtaq SB, Ayvaci ER, Hashimi M, North CS, Journal of psychiatric practice 2020 05 26 3 249-257
- Satisfaction with justice and desire for revenge in survivors of the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York City's World Trade Center.
  Zettl RE, Page LE, Bhatti SM, Duong K, Patel T, Dykema JR, Whitney M, Ayvaci ER, North CS, Sonis J, Behavioral sciences of terrorism and political aggression 2020 12 4 307-323
- A qualitative analysis of satisfaction with justice and desire for revenge in survivors of the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York City's World Trade Center.
  Meagan W, Ayvaci ER, Bhatti SM, Karen D, Page LE, Tulsie P, Zettl RE, John D, Jeffrey S, Pollio DE, North CS, Peace and conflict : journal of peace psychology : the journal of the Division of Peace Psychology of the American Psychological Association 2019 Aug 25 3 246-254
- A mixed methods study of satisfaction with justice and desire for revenge in survivors of the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York City's World Trade Center.
  Ayvaci ER, Pollio DE, Sonis J, Bhatti SM, North CS International journal of methods in psychiatric research 2019 Feb e1772
- Longitudinal Cost of Services in a Homeless Sample with Cocaine Use Disorder.
  Ayvaci ER, Pollio DE, Hong BA, North CS, Journal of social distress and the homeless 2019 28 2 132-138
- A naturalistic longitudinal study of the order of service provision with respect to cocaine use and outcomes in an urban homeless sample.
  Ayvaci ER, Obiri O, Pollio D, North CS Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences 2018 Dec 27 6 611-618
- Associations of alcohol use disorder, alcohol use, housing, and service use in a homeless sample of 255 individuals followed over 2 years.
  Asana OO, Ayvaci ER, Pollio DE, Hong BA, North CS Substance abuse 2018 Mar 1-8

Research

Depression
Suicide
Digital Health
Mental Health Service Use

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