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Dr Zulijana Anastasova Mikic

Dr Zulijana Anastasova Mikic is a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist with a subspecialty in Social and Rehabilitation Psychiatry, currently based in the UK and working across the UK and Ireland.

Dr Mikic is a former General Practitioner, bringing a broad, whole-person perspective to complex psychiatric and neurodevelopmental care. Her specialist clinical focus includes neurodevelopmental disorders, including ADHD, autism, and AuDHD, as well as trauma and trauma-related disorders, particularly where these presentations intersect and are frequently misunderstood or misdiagnosed.

Dr Mikic is the Clinical Director and Consultant Psychiatrist at Lois Bridges Eating Disorder Service in Dublin, and the founder of AUDHD Mind, a trauma-informed, neurodivergence-affirming clinical service. Her work centres on individuals with complex, later-identified ADHD and autism, AuDHD presentations, and those whose neurodevelopmental profiles intersect with trauma, identity, and social exclusion.

Dr Mikic is an EMDR Europe Accredited Psychotherapist and Consultant Supervisor, an Accredited Balint Group Leader, and currently serves as Chair of the Faculty of Medical Psychotherapy at the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, reflecting her national leadership in psychologically informed psychiatric practice. She is also an Adjunct Clinical Lecturer at University College Cork School of Medicine.

Dr Mikic is currently completing a PhD at University College Cork, with doctoral research focused on neurodevelopmental disorders. Her broader research interests include trauma, neurodevelopmental conditions, and psychosis.

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