Although the lack of evidence in literature for the treatment of resistant depression has not been totally overcome by Star-D Study, and the basic questions are still unanswered; we can assume that now we have much more reliable data regarding the topic. The recent data can be seen as such: ...

Objective: It is known that patients with bipolar mood disorder have a high risk of acquiring sexually-transmitted diseases ISTDI. The objective of this study was to evaluate bipolar outpatients regarding their knowledge on STD and possible high risk sexual behaviors, and to compare both sexes in patient group and patients ...

Objective: It is known that plasma homocysteine (Hcy), folic acid (FA) and vitamin B12(vit B12) levels are affected by antiepileptic drugs (AED). The aim of this study was to assess the effects of oxcarbazepine (OXC) on plasma Hcy, FA and vit B12 levels.

Objective: Some biological researches on aggressive behaviors suggest that cortical excitability and inhibition imbalance cause behavioral problems like reactive aggression, impulsivity and inability to behavioral control. The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether cortical excitability-inhibition imbalance is responsible for aggressive behaviors in adult young men with antisocial personality ...

Objective: To evaluate the electromyographic activation of cervical muscles before and after botulinum toxin injections and to investigate the distribution patterns of dystonia that may occur in other muscles during the disease in Cervical Dystonia (CD) patients with no history of previous Botulinum Toxin (BT) injections.

Objective: Endophenotypes are needed to better understand the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Measures of temperament and character may serve as schizophrenia-related endophenotypes in individuals with schizophrenia and their non-psychotic first-degree relatives.

In this study, atypical symptomatology and difficulties concerning the differential diagnosis of bipolar disorder (BPD) in children and adolescents before the first episode are discussed through 4 cases aged 5, 13, 14 and 16 years. Although all cases were treated and followed for months/years with diagnoses such as conduct disorder, ...

Psychosomatic symptoms in children may be frequent reasons for referral in pediatric practice. Recognition of these symptoms as psychosomatic may sometimes be difficult, leading to unnecessary hospitalization and invasive diagnostic procedures. Meanwhile hospitalization and invasive diagnostic procedures may themselves have a traumatic impact on child psychology and cause pathological dissociation. ...

Objective: In this study,the relationship of alcohol craving with posttraumatic stress disorder and severity of general psychopathology in male alcohol dependent inpatients were determined.

Velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFSI, the most frequent microdeletion syndrome identified in humans, is associated with chromosomal microdeletions in the q11 band of chromosome 22. Individuals with VCFS are reported to have a characteristic behavioral phenotype with high rates of behavioral, psychiatric, neuropsychological and linguistic disorders. It was noted that patients with ...

Parkinson's disease IPDI, which generally has a late onset between age 50 and 601. is a chronic disease with a gradual progression. Juvenile Parkinson s disease (JP) describes Parkinsonism manifesting before age 21. There is a high incidence of positive family history in JP. Besides motor symptoms, psychiatric disorders/ symptoms ...

Treatment options for anxiety disorders include pharmacotherapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin noradrenalin reuptake inhibitors are the first-line pharmacological treatment approach for most of the anxiety disorders. The efficacy of anticonvulsants in anxiety disorders, including carbamazepine, lamotrigine, topiramate and gabapentin has been shown in some clinical ...

Amac: Kesitsel calismada Psikotik Bozukluklar Birimi'mizde takip edilen sizofreni hastalarinda metabolik sendrom (MetS) sikligini saptamak ve MetS sikligi ile hastalarin kullandiklari ilaclar arasindaki iliskiyi incelemek amaclanmistir.

A 14 year old adolescent girl who was diagnosed with Capgras, Fregoli and Cotard's syndromes was described. Her clinical presentation contained the signs of all three disorders of delusional misidentification syndrome. Coexistence of the signs of all three disorders is very rare in adolescents. In addition to rarity, lack of ...

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a progressive inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system with both poor prognosis and a high mortality rate. It is clinically characterized by the insidious onset of intellectual deterioration and behavioral changes followed by myoclonia and, eventually, complete neurologic deterioration. We report a case of ...

Very early onset schizophrenia (defined as an onset of psychosis before 13 years of age) is a rare and severe form of the disorder which is clinically and neurobiologically continuous with the adult-onset disorder. It is rarely reported under 6 years of age in the literature. Here we present a ...

The malformations of cortical development (MCD) are currently being identified with increasing frequency. They are a heterogeneous group of conditions both in terms of the etiology, and the resulting phenotype. The terminology and classification of MCD remains somewhat controversial. Recently, it has been proposed that the classification is based on ...

Objective: There are three aims of this study:- 1) to examine the incidence of interferon alpha (IFN-[alpha]) induced major depression, 2) to examine the associations between IFN-[alpha] induced major depression and clinical and sociodemographic characteristics and 3) to examine the impact of IFN-[alpha] on the quality of life in patients ...

Objective: The aim of this research is to measure levels of hopelessness and depressive symptoms and examine the related sociodemographic factors among a group of Turkish university students.

Objective: Burnout syndrome, which is seen in individuals who work in close relationship with people in their job, is a syndrome that has three dimensions -emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment. Health staff is one of the occupational groups who are faced with burnout. The aim of our ...

Conversion disorder (CD) is defined as "alteration in physical functioning that suggests physical disease but is apparently an expression of a psychological conflict or need". Misdiagnosis of conversion symptoms as CD, may hide the existing and/or underlying medical illness in these patients. In this case report, a 39 year old ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune multisystemic disease, and the central nervous system is one of the most common major systems to be involved. SLE patients having neurologic involvement were found to experience neuropsychiatric complications such as psychosis, seizures and various cognitive dysfunctions. Neuropsychiatric SLE (NP-SLE) can cause any ...

Objective: Pregnancy constitutes a time of significant life change requiring major biological and psychosocial adjustments, and includes many risk factors for depression and anxiety. We aimed to investigate the association between sociodemographic variables with the levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms in pregnancy in the present study.

Objective: This study is aimed to evaluate depression and anxiety levels and coping strategies with stress in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and hemodialysis (HD) patients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the determinants of social anxiety symptoms in alcohol dependent inpatients.

Objective: The cognitive impairment in overt hypothyroidism such as slowed information processing speed, reduced efficiency in executive functions and poor learning, are well supported by previous studies. The degree to which subclinical hypothyroidism affects the cognitive functions remains controversial. In this study, we aimed to assess the cognitive impairment in ...

Introduction: The dorsal scapular nerve innervates the levator scapula and rhomboid major and minor muscles. Isolated neuropathy of the dorsal scapular nerve is quite rare. A few case presentations in the literature have suggested that acute or chronic repetitive trauma to the neck and shoulder area can play a role ...

The efficacy of disulfiram has been well known for over 50 years in alcohol dependence management. If disulfiram is in the body, whenever the patient consumes alcohol, it causes accumulation of a toxic intermediate metabolite called acetaldehyde and produces unpleasant side effects. However, for adequate efficacy, it must be taken ...

Pathological laughing and crying (PLC) is characterized by uncontrollable, mood-incongruent laughing and crying episodes. PLC is commonly associated with cerebrovascular diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and bulbar and pseudobulbar palsy related to multiple sclerosis. The process underlying PLC has been linked with serotonergic system dysfunction and partial injury of the serotonergic ...