Dr.  Zoltan Asztalos

 

Psychiatrist

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About

Dr. Zoltan Asztalos is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist who supports his patients with international experience and a modern, patient-centered approach. He obtained his medical degree and specialist qualification at the University of Debrecen, and later earned an internationally recognized certification in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

During his career, he has worked in both Hungary and Germany, including serving as a senior physician at the Psychiatric Clinic in Mainkofen, where he led depression treatment centers and contributed to the introduction of innovative therapies such as ECT, TMS, and ketamine treatment. He later founded his own psychotherapy center and has been actively involved in the development of online therapy services.

He currently works as a consulting physician in Debrecen and Budapest, including at the PSI Pain Clinic. His work combines modern, personalized, and evidence-based treatment approaches.

School and Qualification

  • 2002-2008 – Medicine studies at the University of Medicine Debrecen, Hungary
  • 2008-2013 – Specialist training for Psychiatrie and psychotherapy at the University Hospital Debrecen, Hungary
  • 2013 – Specialist recognition for psychiatry and psychotherapy Awarded by the National Audit Committee in Budapest, Hungary
  • Granted by the National Audit Commission Budapest, Hungary; result: excellent
  • 2011-2014 – Study and education in cognitive behavioral therapy at the University Hospital Debrec en, Hungary
  • 2014 – Certification as a therapist for cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Granted by The European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies London , England

Professional experience

  • 2008–2013: Assistant Physician in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Debrecen, Hungary

  • October 2013 – December 2013: Specialist in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Psychiatric Institute Outpatient Clinic (PIA), University Hospital Debrecen, Hungary

  • January 2014 – January 2015: Specialist in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, General Psychiatric Ward, Psychiatric Hospital Mainkofen, Germany

  • January 2015 – December 2016: Specialist in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Private Geriatric Psychiatric Ward, Psychiatric Clinic Mainkofen, Germany

  • 2016: Key contributor to the implementation of new treatment modalities, including Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), and Ketamine Therapy, Mainkofen–Deggendorf District Hospital, Germany

  • December 2016 – September 2019:
    Senior Physician, Comfort (Private) Ward, Psychiatric Clinic Mainkofen, Germany

    • October 2019 – March 2022:
      Senior Physician, Center for Integrated Depression Treatment, Psychiatric Clinic Mainkofen, Germany

  • April 2022 – January 2024:
    Chief Physician, Caritas Regensburg, Germany
    Chief Physician, Specialist Clinic Haselbach, Germany

  • November 2022: Founder, Tempel der Seele Psychotherapy Center

  • November 2024: Founder, Online Therapy Services

Further measures for the further development of substance-assisted psychotherapy

  • Since September 2025
    Consultant Physician
    Medicare Clinics; Debrecen, Hungary
  • Since October 2025
    Consultant Physician
    PSI Pain Clinic; Budapest, Hungary

Scientific lectures, publicationsationen

  • NMS or serotonin syndrome?
  • Congress of the Hungarian Society of Psychiatrie – January 2009, Debrecen, Hungary
  • Self-medication or bad habit? The effect of smoking on the symptoms of schizophrenia
  • Congress of the Hungarian Society of Psychiatry – January 2011, Sopron, Hungary
  • Self-medication or bad habit? The effect of smoking on the symptoms of schizophrenia
  • Congress of the Hungarian Society of Psychopharmacology – October 2011, Tihany, Hungary
  • Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV): A new, “legal” means for self-medication (letter to editor – second author)
  • Psychiatria Hungarica – Scientific Journal of the Hungarian Society of Psychiatry – 2011/4
  • New World, New Cannabis – Experience with the New Cannabinoids in Our Practice (Second Writer)
  • Orvostovábbképző Szemle – Hungarian Medical Monthly Journal – 2013/5
  • Experiences with MDPV users – prospective retrospective study (second author)
  • Psychiatria Hungarica – Scientific Journal of the Hungarian Society of Psychiatry – 2013/2
  • Catatonia and malignant neuroleptic syndrome with regard to psychopathological and pathophysiological commonality (First author)
  • Neuropsychopharmacologia Hungarica – Scientific Journal of the Hungarian Society of Psychopharmacology – 2014 XVI/1