Dr. Dmitry Avdeev's CV

was born 20.10.1964 in Russia
lives and works in Moscow

1988 – obtained a distinction at the medical Faculty of the University (Cheboksary, Russia)
1988 – 1992 – post-graduate study of psychiatry in the Kazan Medical Institute
1989 - specialisation on psychotherapy and medical psychology in the Scientific Research Psychoneurological Institute by name V. M. Bekhterev, St. Patersburg
1992 – defended the doctoral thesis in the Institute of General and Forensic Psychiatry by name V. P. Serbsky, Moscow
1992 - practised in German clinics.
1996 - studied at the Academy of Post-degree Medical Education in Moscow.
1989-2002 - passed certificated courses - trainings held by leading psychologists and psychotherapists of Europe and Nothern America.
2005-2006 - docorat by theology, Univ. Lucian Blagi; Sibiu, Romania.

1992 – 1995 – a) associate professor at the Chuvash Institute of Education (psychology, psychotherpy ; b) vice – president of the Russian Association of Positive Psychotherapy; c) deputy chief editor of the journal «Positum» ; d) freelance consultant of the medical centre attached to the President of Russia; psychotherapist of the rehabilitation department of the cardiological clinic (Cheboksary, Russia).
1995 - 1999 - psychotherapist in Moscow state hospital №32 and in the Soul-guardianship Center by name of St. Ioann Kronshtadtsky.
1999-2003- director of the Center of Orthodox psychotherapy.
2003 – 2004 - participated in organization of the Rehabilitation Center of Russian Parish named in honour of St. Stillian (Cyprus)
2004 – Associated Professor Theological Institute by name “St. Apostle John Theologian” in Moscow
2005 up to date – Professor and Director of the Institute of problems of forming of a Christian attitude towards mental disorders.

since 1991 has been working in the direction of forming a Christian attitude towards mental disorders and creating a model of orthodox psychotherapy
advise 35000 patients with various mental pathology
had frequent meetings and talks with parishioners and clergy of Russian Orthodox Church
co-author of the Russian Orthodox Medical Project
took part in working out at the program of rehabilitation of addicts (by the blessing of Patriarch Alexis II)
author and the presenter of the series of broadcasts on such radio stations as «Radonezg», «Blago», «Blagoveshenie», «Golos russkogo prihoda» (Cyprus) generally named «In aid of suffering soul»
give a lecture at the different Universities in Russia and abroad
Author of many lectures on DVD and articles, interviews in Orthodox magazines («Journal of Moscow Patriarchia», «Pravoslavnaia beseda», «Premin» and other).
member of Russian and international professional societies and associations; participates in Russian, European and World conferences devoted to the problems of psychiatry and psychotherapy
author of numerous books in the Russian, Macedonian, Romanian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Georgian, English, Spanish, German languages with the general edition 1,5 million copie

official web - site of Dr.Dmitry Avdeev is www.daavdeev.ru

Dr. Dmitry Avdeev,