- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Treatment of Major Depression
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Problem Solving Skills Development
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Families in Therapy and Culture
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
Üsküdar University
2015-2024
Npistanbul Brain Hospital
2012-2023
Turkish Society of Hematology
2023
Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
2023
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
2022
Ondokuz Mayıs University
2021
Ankara Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
2016
Janssen (Germany)
2016
Creative Commons
2016
Bristol-Myers Squibb (United States)
2016
Individuals with psychosocial problems such as social phobia or feelings of loneliness might be vulnerable to excessive use cyber-technological devices, smartphones. We aimed determine the relationship smartphone addiction and in a sample university students Istanbul, Turkey. Three hundred sixty-seven who owned smartphones were given Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS), UCLA Loneliness (UCLA-LS), Brief Social Phobia (BSPS). A significant difference was found mean SAS scores (p < .001) between...
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity Turkish version Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV) among university students. Methods: Three hundred sixty-seven students using smartphone from Uskudar University are enrolled study. Sociodemographic information including characteristics usage, internet addiction scale SAS-SV were conducted. consists ten items single factor structure. For examination structure validity, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Bartlett’s...
This is the third version of guideline World Federation Societies Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Task Force for Pharmacological Treatment Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders (published in 2002, revised 2008).A consensus panel 33 international experts representing 22 countries developed recommendations based on efficacy acceptability available treatments. In total, 1007 RCTs treatment these disorders adults, adolescents, children with medications, psychotherapy...
This is the third version of guideline World Federation Societies Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Task Force for Pharmacological Treatment Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders which was published in 2002 revised 2008.A consensus panel 34 international experts representing 22 countries developed recommendations based on efficacy acceptability treatments. In this version, not only medications but also psychotherapies other non-pharmacological interventions were...
Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate differences in antioxidant–oxidant balance (AO‐OB) between schizophrenic patients and healthy individuals explore relationship AO‐OB with illness subtypes symptom profiles. Methods: After a 15‐day drug‐free period, schizophrenia ( n = 50) clinical sample, age‐ sex‐matched subjects 49) were enrolled. Total antioxidant potentials (TAOP) total peroxide levels (TPEROX) all participants measured oxidative stress index (OSI) calculated....
Smartphones allow their users accessibility to internet, media, games and social networks. Nowadays, in modern life many people prefer contact via smartphones. Beneath the potential benefits of smartphones, related harms as problematic use or 'addiction” should also be considered especially among young adults. To determine smartphone addiction relation with anxiety loneliness university students. Three hundred sixty-seven students who have a an Istanbul participated study. The participants...
Objective: The recent emergence of Synthetic Cannabinoids (SCs) has become a serious public health problem. Here we aimed to analyze the frequency SC use and its relationship with sociodemographic characteristics treatment outcomes in alcohol-and substance-dependent inpatients retrospectively.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed medical records 323 that were treated at alcohol substance dependence center between January 2012 December 2013. data extracted from patient records.Results: mean...
Synthetic cannabinoids are compounds that bind cannabinoid receptors with a high potency and have been used widely in Europe by young people. However, little is known about the pharmacology morphological effects of this group substances brain. This study aimed at investigating differences among synthetic users healthy controls.Voxel-based morphometry was to investigate brain tissue composition 20 patients use controls. All participants were male.Compared controls, voxel interest analyses...
Illicit drugs are often used as aphrodisiacs to enhance sexual performance and/or pleasure; however, the available data suggest that most illicit have adverse effects on erection, desire and ejaculation latency in males these not fully understood. This study aimed determine effect of drug abuse male function, based International Index Erectile Function (IIEF) score. descriptive was conducted at Alcohol Substance Research Treatment Education Center, Ankara, Turkey. Males diagnosed substance...
Purpose To investigate health anxiety-related factors in the early stages of pandemic Turkey. Design and Methods This study included 1046 participants who responded to online survey anonymously between 28 March 04 April 2020. Findings Demographic data, postpandemic attitudes towards elderly precaution-taking behaviors were factors. The main predictors anxiety level hopelessness, perception self, time spent on social media, following COVID-19 pandemic-related news. Practice Implications...
Background and objective: Propofol may decrease seizure duration in electroconvulsive therapy. Although not proven, prolonged seizures be more efficacious. The goal of this study was to evaluate compare effects alfentanil remifentanil on duration, recovery parameters degree stimulus amplitude patients undergoing Methods: Twenty‐four ASA I–II enrolled prospective, randomized trial, each receiving a total seven therapies. Patients were receive only Propofol, group P (0.75 mg kg −1 , n = 8),...
Objectives. The aim of this study was to compare patients' preference for olanzapine orodispersible tablet (ODT) with oral conventional (OCT). Methods. A 12-week randomized, crossover, multinational, open-label conducted estimate the proportion patients preferring ODT or OCT. Outpatients stable schizophrenia on OCT monotherapy were randomly assigned 1:1 Compliance and drug attitude measured using Drug Attitude Inventory (DAI-10) Medication Adherence Form (MAF) scales; tolerability safety by...
Alcoholism is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. The most widely accepted hypothesis its etiology multidimensional includes biological, psychological, sociological factors. biological factors have been the focus investigation. In recent years, pathways related to nutrition relationship between alcohol addiction craving studied. Our aim was explore appetite hormones (adiponectin, ghrelin, resistin) craving.Blood samples were obtained from 107 male patients over 7-day period. Levels...
Gelecek ile ilgili tutumlar birçok psikopatolojinin gelişiminde önemli rol oynar. Bu tutumlardan birisi de umutsuzluktur. yazıda depresyon ve intiharın psikopatolojisinde oynayan umutsuzluk kavramı gözden geçirildi
Polysubstance users represent the largest group of patients seeking treatment at addiction and rehabilitation clinics in Turkey. There is little knowledge about structural brain abnormalities seen polysubstance users. This study was conducted to examine differences between use disorder healthy control subjects using voxel-based morphometry.Forty-six male early abstinence period 30 controls underwent magnetic resonance imaging scans. Voxel-based morphometry analysis performed gray matter (GM)...
Tourette syndrome is a chronic disease characterized by vocal and motor ticks. Self-injurious behavior observed in one third of the patients can be life-threatening. Current medical therapy includes dopamine receptor antagonists atypical antipsychotics. In certain cases, there has been some evidence about efficacy electroconvulsive (ECT). The case study below patient with self-injurious psychotic features poor response to therapy. Two years remission was achieved after 7 sessions ECT...
Logistic regression (LR) and artificial neural networks (ANNs) are widely referred approaches in medical data classification studies. LR, a statistical fitting model, is suggested problems because of its well-established methodology coefficients contributing to the evaluation clinical interpretations. ANNs graphical models structured with node interconnected arcs each which expressed terms weights discovered throughout modeling process. Since have complex structure layers nodes layers,...
Anxiety disorders are common and frequently not diagnosed accurately in primary care. Our aim was to determine the knowledge gaps of general practitioners (GPs) diagnosis treatment anxiety by using vignettes. A cross-sectional survey completed with 255 care physicians (response rate 59.4%) Manisa, a city western Turkey. From postal questionnaire, information on working experience, postgraduate education psychiatry, interests psychiatry were obtained. The physicians' preferences for...
Darcin, Asli Enez MD; Dilbaz, Nesrin Yilmaz, Savas Cetin, Mustafa K. PhD Author Information
Heroin is among the most widely used and dangerous addictive opiate. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that more than 15 million people are under influence of opiate addiction. aim this study was to investigate copper zinc-superoxide dismutase (Cu,Zn-SOD), catalase (CAT) selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase (Se-GPx) antioxidant enzyme activities, malondialdehyde (MDA) levels frequency micronuclei (MN) in addicts using heroin, commonly abused Turkey. Addicts were defined as...