Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology Vol.7 Issue.3

Doi:10.35365/ctjpp.25.03

EDITORIAL / EDİTÖRDEN

Mehmet Çakıcı

Dear Readers,

As the Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry and Psychology, we are delighted to publish the September 2025 issue. The world is becoming increasingly stressed, not only by wars and conflicts, but also by the increasing economic problems. The increasing number of wars and the spread of regional crises are affecting every country in the world. The threat no longer threatens just certain regions, but the entire world. Not only wars and conflicts, but also economic problems are affecting the world. Global inflation and economic struggles, in particular, are leading to the economy being used as a tool of war. In this struggle, artificial intelligence and the resulting development of software technologies are making wars even more destructive. Humanity is using developing technology to further destruct itself, rather than to improve itself. In fact, all these stressful life events are forcing people into a struggle for survival. All of this is likely to further exacerbate human stress and mental health problems. Consequently, it is clear that the future will require more knowledgeable and experienced mental health professionals. Even today, it can be seen that people have started to talk, share their troubles and seek solutions to their problems even with artificial intelligence. However, we don’t know if technological expertise integrated with robots and artificial intelligence will be able to replace mental health professionals. A good mental health professional isn’t simply built upon a wealth of knowledge like artificial intelligence. A good mental health professional is shaped by their life experiences, both good and bad life events, their memories, even their traumas, their intelligence, intuition, knowledge, and experience—in other words, their human experience, starting from childhood. Therefore, the effective training and education of these “Natural Intelligence”-enhanced mental health professionals will continue to be crucial for humanity in the future. Our journal will continue to aim to publish scientific studies that effectively integrate scientific advancements and technology in the field of mental health. Our journal continues to be ranked first in the indexes with the widest network in the fields of psychiatry and psychology in its local region. It is ranked first and only in the Q3 category in Clinical Psychology on Scimago, representing Turkey. Furthermore, it is ranked second among four journals in the Middle East region for its category in Clinical Psychology. It also ranks sixth among nine Turkish journals in psychiatry. Among the 320 clinical psychology journals listed on Scimago worldwide, our journal ranks 234th. As our jornal to be listed on SCOPUS and Web of Science, we expect to be indexed in the Tr Index in future. We thank everyone who contributed to the publication of the September 2025 issue of the Turkish Cypriot Journal of Psychiatry and Psychology.

¹Prof. Dr., Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University, Department of Psychology, Güzelyurt, TRN Cyprus, Orcid Id: 0000-0002-7043-183X

Address of correspondence/Yazışma adresi: Mehmet Çakıcı, Cyprus Health And Social Sciences University 99750, CHSSU, Kutlu Adali Blv, Güzelyurt, TRN Cyprus, E-mail: editö[email protected]

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