Psikoloji ve Psikoterapi Araştırmaları Derneği

February 6, 2025

Effectiveness of Religiously Adapted Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Reducing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms After an Earthquake: A Quasi-Experimental Study

The article titled “Effectiveness of Religiously Adapted Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Reducing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms After an Earthquake: A Quasi-Experimental Study” by Dr. Clinical Psychologist Taha Burak Toprak, Clinical Psychologist Hanne Nur Özçelik, and Clinical Psychologist Hatice Rümeysa Işık has been published in the International Journal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. In the study, conducted after the earthquake that occured […]

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October 15, 2024

III. Symposium of Psychology and Psychoterapy in Islamic Thought

The 3rd Symposium on Psychology and Psychotherapy in Islamic Thought took place between September 30 and October 14, 2024. The symposium was a significant event that integrated studies from various fields of psychology with Islamic thought. Participants who regularly attended and met the requirements of the seminar series held between March and July presented poster sessions in seven different fields: […]

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August 14, 2024

Case Report: Recovery from Sexual Assault: A Religion-Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for a Woman Sexual Assault Survivor

The article titled “Case Report: Recovery from Sexual Assault: A Religion-Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for a Woman Sexual Assault Survivor” by Clinical Psychologist Hatice Rümeysa Işık and Dr. Clinical Psychologist Taha Burak Toprak, has been published in the European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation. The study explores how cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be tailored for individuals experiencing post-traumatic stress […]

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July 4, 2024

The Final Session of the Psychology in Islamic Thought Seminars Was Held

On Thursday, July 4, the final session of the Psychology in Islamic Thought seminar series, jointly organized by Ibn Haldun University and the Association for Psychology and Psychotherapy Research, took place at Istanbul University’s Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin Congress and Culture Center. Our Association President Dr. Taha Burak Toprak presented his talk titled ‘General Evaluation and Closing’, providing an overview […]

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July 3, 2024

Psychotherapy and Beyond- A Critique of Contemporary Psychotherapy

‘Surely in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find comfort.’ How might this verse be meaningful for us as psychotherapists? Where are we in this process? How should we understand the heart mentioned here? How might the heart mentioned here relate to the body and mind, which we tend to focus on more? What kind of relationship can be established […]

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June 6, 2024

The Fourth Session of the Psychology in Islamic Thought Seminars Was Held

On Thursday, June 6, the fourth session of the series on Psychology in Islamic Thought was held at Istanbul University’s Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin Congress and Culture Center. In the seminar, Our Association President Dr. Taha Burak Toprak delivered his presentation titled “An Attempt at a Roadmap.”  In the presentation, the possibilities and limitations of the fields regarding how a […]

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May 2, 2024

The Third Session of the Psychology in Islamic Thought Seminars Was Held

The third session of the Psychology in Islamic Thought seminar series was held on Thursday, May 2, at Istanbul University’s Prof. Fuat Sezgin Congress and Culture Center. As part of the event, Our Association President Dr. Taha Burak Toprak delivered a presentation titled ‘’A Multidimensional Understanding of Reality ‘’. The limitations of a one-dimensional understanding of reality, based on materialist […]

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April 30, 2024

READING RECOMMENDATIONS

Açıkgenç, A. (2006). İslâm medeniyetinde bilgi ve bilim. İslâm Araştırmaları Merkezi Yayınları. Açıkgenç, A. (2019). Bilgi felsefesi-İslam bağlamında bilgiden, bilimde sistem felsefesine (6.baskı.). İnsan Yayınları. Ağılkaya Şahin, Z. (2019). Müslüman psikologlar kertenkele deliğinden çıktı mı? islami psikoloji alanındaki gelişmeler. Turkish Studies, 14(2), 15-47. Ağılkaya, Ş. (2020). Psikoloji ve psikoterapide din. Çamlıca Yayınları. Ahmed, S. & Amer, M. M. (2015). Müslümanlar […]

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April 26, 2024

Faith Sensitive Interventions in OCD Treatment

The 4T Model, developed by Dr. Taha Burak Toprak, for the treatment of OCD, is an innovative approach inspired by the concepts of Islamic scholars and transformed for psychoeducation purposes.This model has been tested on OCD patients and is prepared for clinical practice (Toprak ve Emül, 2016). In a study, in which the 4T Model is integrated with Cognitive Behavioral […]

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“What kind of relationship can we establish with the current science of psychology and its knowledge?” 

“What are the responsibilities of the different relationship styles we establish?”, 

“What does Islamic Thought tell us, in many areas such as the foundations of psychology, developmental theory, cognitive science, social psychology in the context of the philosophy of science?”

 “In the Islamic tradition, can a psychotherapy model be formulated from the theoretical structures regarding human beings, and if so, how?” 

“Could new aspects be considered regarding social treatment models?”

 

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