Suna Su Aksay

Suna Su Aksay is a Senior Physician and Specialist in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Central Institute of Mental Health (ZI) in Mannheim, Germany. She is a Co-Head of the Research Group (RG) for Transcultural Psychiatry and works within the Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy as well as the Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy. Her academic role as a Physician Scientist involves clinical research and translational studies.

Research interests include:

• Transcultural psychiatry
• Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) mechanisms and safety
• Neuroinflammatory markers in depression
• Neuroendocrinological effects of psychiatric treatments

Her recent research focuses on optimizing ECT protocols through pharmacological combinations, investigating neuroplasticity changes in depression, and exploring cardiovascular safety profiles of ECT. Key trends in her publications include interdisciplinary approaches combining psychiatry with neurology, geriatrics, and cardiology.