Vedat Şar

ORCID: 0000-0002-5392-9644
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Research Areas
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Empathy and Medical Education
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Psychiatric care and mental health services
  • Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
  • Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
  • Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
  • Infant Health and Development
  • Child Abuse and Related Trauma
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health and Well-being Studies
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Families in Therapy and Culture
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment

Koç University
2016-2025

Istanbul University
2006-2022

Universität der Bundeswehr München
2022

Stellenbosch University
2022

Stamatopoulos and Associates (Greece)
2016

Kruger (Canada)
2016

Martinez VA Medical Center
2016

Amerikan Hastanesi
2014

European Society of Radiology
2014

Carlos Albizu University
2013

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Çocukluk Çağı Ruhsal Travma Ölçeği'nin (CTQ) Türkçe uyarlamasının güvenilirlik ve geçerliliğini saptamaktır Gereç Yöntemler: CTQ çocukluk adölesans döneminde istismar ihmal yaşantılarını niceliksel olarak değerlendirmede yararlı olan, özbildirime dayalı bir araçtır. Ölçek, çağı travmaları ile ilişkili olduğu bilinen dissosiyatif bozukluk hastalarına (n=24), bu hastaların birinci derece yakınlarına (n=50) aile bireyleri eşleştirilmiş klinik dışı kontrol grubuna...

10.5336/medsci.2011-26947 article TR cc-by-nc-nd Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences 2012-01-01

Childhood maltreatment has diverse, lifelong impact on morbidity and mortality. The Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) is one of the most commonly used scales to assess quantify these experiences their impact. Curiously, despite very widespread use CTQ, scores its Minimization-Denial (MD) subscale-originally designed a positive response bias-are rarely reported. Hence, little known about this measure. If biases are either common or consequential, current practices ignoring MD scale deserve revision....

10.1371/journal.pone.0146058 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2016-01-27

Abstract A questionnaire consisting of items about abuse, neglect, self‐mutilation and suicide attempt the Turkish Version Dissociative Experiences Scale were given to 862 high school students. The rates self‐mutilative behaviors 10.1% 21.4%, respectively. Abused or neglected groups (34.3%) had 7.6‐fold higher attempts 2.7‐fold behaviours. logistic regression model showed that each type trauma dissociation contributed self‐mutilation, but was most powerful. Suicidal self‐destructive...

10.1046/j.1440-1819.2003.01088.x article EN Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 2003-01-08

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate dissociative disorder and overall psychiatric comorbidity in patients with conversion disorder. METHOD: Thirty-eight consecutive previously diagnosed were evaluated two follow-up interviews. Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R, the Dissociation Questionnaire, Somatoform Childhood Trauma Questionnaire administered during first interview. DSM-IV Dissociative Disorders conducted a separate evaluation. RESULTS: At least one diagnosis found...

10.1176/appi.ajp.161.12.2271 article EN American Journal of Psychiatry 2004-11-29

Article AbstractObjective: The purpose of this study was to examine the dissociative disorder comorbidity borderline personality and its relation childhood trauma reports in a nonclinical population.Method: In April 2003, 1301 college students were screened for using Structured Clinical Interview DSM-IV Personality Disorders. Childhood Trauma Questionnaire Steinberg's dissociation questionnaires also administered. During May June 80 with diagnosis 111 nonborderline evaluated Dissociative...

10.4088/jcp.v67n1014 article EN The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2006-10-15

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate dissociative disorder and overall psychiatric comorbidity in patients with conversion disorder. METHOD: Thirty-eight consecutive previously diagnosed were evaluated two follow-up interviews. Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R, the Dissociation Questionnaire, Somatoform Childhood Trauma Questionnaire administered during first interview. DSM-IV Dissociative Disorders conducted a separate evaluation. RESULTS: At least one diagnosis found...

10.1176/ajp.161.12.2271 article EN American Journal of Psychiatry 2004-12-01

General psychiatric assessment instruments do not cover DSM-IV dissociative disorders. Many large-scale epidemiological studies led to biased results due this deficit in their methodology. Nevertheless, screening using diagnostic tools designed assess disorders yielded lifetime prevalence rates around 10% clinical populations and the community. Special such as emergency ward applicants, drug addicts, women prostitution demonstrated highest rates. Data derived from also support findings about...

10.1155/2011/404538 article EN cc-by Epidemiology Research International 2011-05-04

This study is concerned with relationships between childhood trauma history, dissociative experiences, and the clinical phenomenology of chronic schizophrenia.Seventy patients a schizophrenic disorder were evaluated using Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV, Dissociative Experiences Scale, Disorders Schedule, Positive Negative Symptoms Scales, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire.Childhood scores correlated dissociation scale symptom clusters, but not core symptoms disorder. Cluster analysis...

10.1159/000255961 article EN Psychopathology 2009-11-06

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression are common among populations displaced due to large-scale political conflicts war.The aim of this study is investigate the prevalence gender-based differences in symptoms PTSD Iraqi Yazidis into Turkey.The was conducted on 238 individuals who were evaluated using Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-I) Stressful Life Events Screening Questionnaire.Of participants, 42.9% met diagnostic criteria PTSD, 39.5% major depression, 26.4%...

10.3402/ejpt.v7.28556 article EN cc-by European journal of psychotraumatology 2016-02-12

This paper evaluates representation of clinical consequences developmental psychological trauma in the current proposal DSM-5. Despite intensive efforts by its proponents for two decades, it is not known yet if Complex PTSD will take a place final version Recognition dissociative character several symptom dimensions and introduction items about negative affects such as shame guilt imply an indirect improvement toward better coverage existing category PTSD. As disorders with highest...

10.3402/ejpt.v2i0.5622 article EN cc-by-nc European journal of psychotraumatology 2011-01-01

Abstract – Objectives: Fear of dentistry is a common obstacle to obtaining dental care in Turkey. The aim this study was assess the reliability, validity and psychometric characteristics Turkish translation Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) compare it Survey (DFS) scores obtained same population. Methods: translated version MDAS administered 115 patients; 21 subjects who suffered from phobia, requiring general anesthesia for procedures, 94 did not have anxiety, addition 442 Results:...

10.1111/j.1600-0528.2005.00229.x article EN Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology 2005-08-30

The aim of this study was to determine the rate dissociative disorders among psychiatric inpatients in a university clinic Turkey.The Dissociative Experiences Scale used screen 166 consecutive admitted psychiatry hospital. patients who had scores higher than 30 were matched for age and gender with 19 scored below 10 on scale. both groups then interviewed Disorders Interview Schedule by interviewers blind their diagnoses Scale. Patients diagnosed as having disorder according...

10.1176/ajp.155.6.800 article EN American Journal of Psychiatry 1998-06-01
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