TEL: +385 1 23 76 473
FAX: +385 1 23 88329
E-mail: procelnik.psihijatrija@mef.hr
Head of Department
prof. dr. sc. Dražen Begić
E-mail: drazen.begic@mef.hr
Deputy Head of Department
prof. dr. sc. Ninoslav Mimica
Department Secretary
izv. prof. dr. sc. Marina Šagud
Mandatory courses (Integrated undergraduate and graduate studies of medicine)
- Psychiatry, in Croatian (D. Begić, N. Mimica, I. Begovac)
- Psychological Medicine, in Croatian (R. Gregurek)
- Psychiatry, in English (A. Mihaljević-Peleš)
- Psychological Medicine, in English (R. Gregurek)
Elective courses (Integrated undergraduate and graduate studies of medicine)
- Anxiety Disorders (A. Mihaljević-Peleš)
- Child in a Crisis – diagnostic methods in child and adolescent psychiatry (I. Begovac)
- Mister Horvat Goes to See a Doctor (I. Begovac)
- Interpersonal Relationships (D. Marčinko)
- Liaison Psychiatry (Psychological Issues in Physically Ill) (R. Gregurek)
- Treatment of Most Common Mental Disorders in Medicine (N. Mimica)
- Medicine of Human Sexuality (D. Begić)
- Addictions (N. Mimica)
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Diagnostics and Treatment) (R. Gregurek, A. Mihaljević-Peleš)
- Psychological Trauma in Adolescence (M. Skočić Hanžek)
- Psychiatry of Older Age (N. Mimica)
- Psychotherapy (Z. Kušević)
- Psychotraumatology (D. Marčinko)
- Anxiety and How to Get Rid of It (R. Gregurek)
Medical studies in English
- Problems of Addiction (N. Mimica)
- Psychosomatic Medicine (R. Gregurek)
Postgraduate studies
Postgraduate specialist studies
- Psychiatry (Dražen Begić)
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Ivan Begovac)
- Psychotherapy (Rudolf Gregurek)
Scientific research projects
Projects financed by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports
- 1H-MRS Changes in Prediction of Treatment Response, Relapse and Depression Recurrence (Principal investigator: N. Henigsberg)
- Bipolar Affective Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia: Different Disorders or a Continuum (Principal investigator: V. Folnegović-Šmalc)
- Pharmacogenetic Variability in Psychiatric Patients (Principal investigator: A. Mihaljević-Peleš)
- Phosphorylation of Tau Proteins in Development and Alzheimer’s disease (Principal investigator: G. Šimić, Collaborator N. Mimica)
- Quantitative EEG Indicators in Depressed and Schizophrenic Patients (Principal investigator: D. Begić)
- Multidimensional Analysis of Biological Indicators in Mental Disorders (Principal investigator: M. Jakovljević)
- Neurobiological Aspects of Human Adaptation to Stress and Response to Psychotherapy (Principal investigator: R. Gregurek)
- Personality Traits and Families of Those with Eating Disorders After Recovery (Principal investigator: V. Vidović, I. Begovac)
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children of War Veterans: Causal Model (Principal investigator: Ž. Vukšić-Mihaljević; Collaborator M. Braš)
- Predictive Value of Evaluation of Emotional and Behavioral Issues in Youth (Principal investigator: V. Rudan)
- Effects of Education on Treatment Outcomes in Depressed Patients with Diabetes (Principal investigator: M. Pibernik, Collaborator: D. Begić)
University of Zagreb grants
- Exploration of Therapeutic Alliance and Emotional Regulation During Treatment of Adolescents with Eating Disorders (Principal investigator: I. Begovac)
- Longitudinal Follow-up of 1-H MRS Changes as Predictors of Therapeutic Response, Relapse and Depression Recurrence (Principal investigator: N. Henigsberg)
- Indicators of Therapeutic Response in Schizophrenia (Principal investigator: M. Šagud)
- Predictive exploration of Therapeutic Alliance and Emotional Regulation during Treatment of Adolescents with Emotional Disorders (Principal investigator: I. Begovac)
- Prognostic Factors of Therapeutic Response in Schizophrenia (Principal investigator: A. Mihaljević-Peleš)
- Spatial Correlates of 1H MRS with Therapeutic Response in Depressive Disorder Treatment (Principal investigator: N. Henigsberg)
- Therapeutic Alliance as Predictor of Psychotherapy in Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders (Principal investigator: Z. Kušević)
- Influence of Religiosity on Depression Treatment Outcomes (Principal investigator: M. Šagud)
Croatian Science Foundation projects
- Biomarkers in Schizophrenia – Integration of Complementary Approaches in Follow-up of those in First-Episode Psychosis (Principal investigator: M. Rojnić Kuzman)
- Multimodal Approach to Treatment and Long-Term Monitoring of the Course of Depressive Disorder Using Magnetic Resonance (Principal investigator: N. Henigsberg)
Teaching staff and teaching associates
Tenured full professors
prof. dr. sc. Dražen Begić
prof. dr. sc. Rudolf Gregurek
prof. dr. sc. Neven Henigsberg
prof. dr. sc. Alma Mihaljević-Peleš
Full professors
prof. dr. sc. Darko Marčinko
prof. dr. sc. Ninoslav Mimica
Associate professors
izv. prof. dr. sc. Ivan Begovac
izv. prof. dr. sc. Miroslav Herceg
izv. prof. dr. sc. Zrnka Kovačić Petrović
izv. prof. dr. sc. Zorana Kušević
izv. prof. dr. sc. Martina Rojnić Kuzman
izv. prof. dr. sc. Marina Šagud
izv. prof. dr. sc. Milena Skočić Hanžek
Assistant professors
doc. dr. sc. Petrana Brečić
doc. dr. sc. Dubravka Kalinić
Senior assistants
dr. sc. Maja Bajs Janović
dr. sc. Saša Jevtović
dr. sc. Andrea Ražić Pavičić
doc. dr. sc. Aleksandar Savić
dr. sc. Suzana Uzun
dr. sc. Bjanka Vuksan-Ćusa
dr. sc. Maja Živković
Visiting professors
prof. dr. sc. Norman Sartorius, sartorius@norman.sartorius.com
Adjunct teaching staff
doc. dr. sc. Branka Aukst Margetić
doc. dr. sc. Vedran Bilić
prof. dr. sc. Igor Filipčić
prof. dr. sc. Slađana Štrkalj-Ivezić