Bediha Ipekci, PhD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Ipekci is a licensed psychologist and assistant professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine & Boston Medical Center. She is also a MILO (Motivational interviewing for Loved Ones) trainer. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts Boston, her doctoral internship at Boston Medical Center’s Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology, and a post-doctoral fellowship on complex PTSD and psychosis at BMC. Dr. Ipekci provides individual and family-focused clinical services at Wellness and Recovery after Psychosis Program (WRAP) at BMC. She provides skills-based coaching and consultation intervention for caregivers of early psychosis patients at the MILO clinic. Dr. Ipekci’s research and clinical expertise are in early intervention in psychosis, trauma, and refugee mental health. Dr. Ipekci completed One-Year Adult Fellowship Programs at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society & Institute (BPSI) and the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis (MIP).

Publications

  • Published 2/1/2025

    Ipekci B, Thibeau H, Gibbs J, Barnard E, Kline ER. Young Adult Perspectives on Treatment Engagement and Family Communication During Psychosis. Early Interv Psychiatry. 2025 Feb; 19(2):e70006. PMID: 39865540.

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  • Published 2/7/2024

    Ipekci B, Thibeau H, Barnard E, Keshavan MS, Bye AV, Kline ER. First episode psychosis caregiver perspectives on motivational interviewing for loved ones training: A qualitative study. Early Interv Psychiatry. 2024 Jul; 18(7):553-560. PMID: 38323386.

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  • Published 1/13/2023

    Davis BJ, Fenley A, Sanders A, Ipekci B, Thibeau H, Khan T, Shashidhar G, Keshavan M, Kline E. Development of the motivational interviewing for loved ones skills assessment (MILO-SA). Early Interv Psychiatry. 2023 Aug; 17(8):792-797. PMID: 36638835.

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  • Published 12/14/2022

    Ipekci B. Predicting PTSD and Complex PTSD among Iraqi and Syrian Refugees. Community Ment Health J. 2023 Jul; 59(5):834-843. PMID: 36517701.

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  • Published 10/21/2022

    Kline ER, Thibeau H, Davis BJ, Fenley A, Sanders AS, Ipekci B, Oblath R, Yen S, Keshavan MS. Motivational interviewing for loved ones: Randomized controlled trial of brief training for first episode psychosis caregivers. Schizophr Res. 2022 Dec; 250:43-49. PMID: 36279833.

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Education

  • University of Massachusetts Boston, PhD

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