Prof. Dmitry Avdeev's CV

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 Northern America
2005-2006 - doctorat 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. IoannKronshtadtsky
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
2012 – professor of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
2013 – professor of the International Slavic University (Macedonia)

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», «Golosrusskogoprihoda» (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», «Pravoslavnaiabeseda» 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 copies
member of the Union of writers of Russia

Doctor of science, honoris causa of the International Academy of Natural Science
Medal by name of the A.P.Chekhov (from the Union of writers of Russia)
«The gold medal “For pioneering work in the field of higher education»
«Honored worker of science and education» (Russian Academy of Natural Sciences)
The medal «For help and diligence» (Institute of problems of forming of a Christian attitude towards mental disorders)
The medal of the international King’s Foundation II degree
Honorary diplomas of the Russian Orthodox Church
Honorary diplomas of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Honorary diplomas of the Russian and foreign publishing houses

Prof. Dmitry Avdeev,