Kurimay, Tamás, MD, Prof.

Medical specialism

• Integration of biology and social therapy
• Treatment of psychological diseases before, during and after giving birth (perinatal psychiatry)
• Family therapy, cognitive psychotherapy
• Treatment of mood changes and anxiety
• Sport-related problems
• Mental diseases for adults at every life stage, including the elderly as well

Professional experience

• Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central National Hospital
• Teaching Hospital, Semmelweis University
  Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Responsible for study
• Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Clinic, Kútvölgyi Clinical Block, Semmelweis University, Leading senior doctor
• 1986: University of Pennsylvania
• Family Centric Health Center of Buda, Department of Psychiatry, Szent János Hospital, 2001 – : Head of Department
• 2003 – : Buda Health Center

Education and qualifications

• 1979: Faculty of Medicine – Semmelweis University
• 1983: qualifying exam in psychiatry
• 1986: cognitive therapy, family therapy course, University of Pennsylvania
• 1994: Ph.D.
• 1994: qualifying exam in addictology
• 1994: qualifying exam in psychotherapy
• 1998: supervisor with degree
• 2004: European Psychotherapy Degree
• 2005: qualifying exam in medical recovery

Language of consultation

• Hungarian
• English

Professional and society membership

• Hungarian Family Therapy Association, 1995 – 2002: Director
• European Family Therapy Association, 1998 – 2003: Member of Directorate
• Family Research and Intervention Section, World Psychiatric Association, 2008 – 2014: Director
• Psychiatric and Psychotherapeutic Committee, Psychiatry Special College, 2015 – : Director
• Hungarian Psychiatric Association
  2010 – 2012: Director
  Foreign Affairs Committee, Director – to date
  Sport Psychiatry Section, Co-director
• World Health Organization
  Counterpart on Mental Health of Hungary
• European Psychiatric Association
  Member of Directory
  Council of National Psychiatric Association, 2017 – 2019: Director

Scientific activity

• He published more than 70 articles in scientific journals; author and co-author of 26 books and chapters, he has presented more than 260 lectures at national and international conferences.
• He and MD. Tünde Németh initiated the first Hungarian Baby-Mother – Father programme in 2004.
• Awards
  2001: European Family Therapy Award
  Böszörményi-Nagy Iván award
  2007: Batthyányi-Strattmann László award
  2008: Hollós István award
  2011: Appreciation by the Minister
  2011: Award by the Minister

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