The Effect of Prevention For Peer Bullying in Secondary School

DergiPark: 481899tmsjAims: Peer bullying is a frequent problem among adolescents. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of complementary prevention for peer bullying in 11-14-year-old adolescents with family, teacher, student collaboration and to assess the effect of peer bullying on the quality of life. Methods: Seven hundred sixty students registered in school between ages 11-14, and who accepted to participate in the study were included in our investigation. Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory were used as data collection tools in the study. After the pre-test, school teachers and two selected students from each class; a total of 48 students were trained in peer bullying in small group. Interactive awareness activities were organized for the students at the school with all trained students and teachers to raise awareness of peer bullying. Afterwards, information brochures were distributed to the children and parents. 3 weeks after the training post-test was applied. The statistical evaluation of the study was carried out by using Chi-square and Student’s t-tests. Results: The questions about bullying and victimization were analyzed. In the study, the rate of victim students reduced from 43.2% to 30.4%; the rate of bully students reduced from 23.4% to 21.7%. There was a significant reduction in the rate of people involved in peer bullying. Nevertheless, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory assessment of health-related quality of life in our group showed that the quality of life of students who were not involved in peer bullying was significantly higher. After our training, quality of life significantly increased in students who were not involved in bullying, compared to the ones who are involved in bullying. Conclusion: In our study group, it was observed that the quality of life of students who were not involved in peer bullying was significantly higher. The number of people involved in peer bullying decreased significantly. The low number of invalid surveys revealed that our research was successful in attracting the attention of the target group

Quickly diagnosed and treated prepubertal Type 1 narcolepsy case

Excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucination are the classic tetrad of narcolepsy. It has been shown that narcolepsy, a chronic and disabling disease, starts in childhood and adolescence rather than adulthood. The International Classification of Sleep Disorder (ICSD-3) classifies narcolepsy into Type 1 (narcolepsy with cataplexy) and Type 2 (narcolepsy without cataplexy). There is low awareness and knowledge of narcolepsy among the general public, primary care physicians, and sleep specialists. It has been shown that the lack of recognition of disease symptoms delayed the diagnosis of narcolepsy from 8.7 to 22.1 years. In this case report, we will discuss the case of Type 1 narcolepsy, which started in the prepubertal period and was diagnosed and treated in a short period of time

Relationship between Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity and depression in children and adolescents

Identification of the structural causes of depression is important for the treatment process, and toxoplasmosis may be related to psychiatric disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) seropositivity and depression in children and adolescents. This case-control study included 37 children and adolescents aged 11–18 years diagnosed with depression who were followed by the Manisa Celal Bayar University Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and 36 children and adolescents aged 11–18 years with no history of depressive episodes or psychiatric disorder treated by the Pediatric Outpatient Department. The T. gondii serology of these two groups was evaluated and compared. There were no statistically significant age or sex differences between the 37 participants with depression and the 36 healthy controls. Eight patients and two controls were seropositive for T. gondii, a statistically significant difference (p = 0.046). Seropositivity was significantly higher in patients with suicidal ideation (p = 0.005) than in those without suicidal ideation. The seropositivity of seven of the nine participants who attempted suicide was significantly higher (p < 0.001) than that of participants who did not. Thus, T. gondii infection may affect the predisposition for and severity of depression. © 201

Metabolic syndrome and features in children and adolescents diagnosed with mood disorders and psychotic disorders

Kara, Halil ( Aksaray, Yazar ) Öztürk Kara, Deniz ( Aksaray, Yazar )Amaç: Metabolik sendrom (METs) santral yağlanma, yüksek tansiyon, düşük seviyede yüksek yoğunluklu lipopro- tein (HDL) kolesterol, yükselmiş trigliserit(TG) ve hiperglisemi gibi bir dizi risk etkeninin birlikteliği şeklinde tanım- lanır. Metabolik sendrom yaygınlığı yetişkin popülasyonda birçok psikopatoloji ile hem artan belirti şiddeti düzeyin- de, hem de antidepresan kullanımı ile ilişkilendirilmiştir. Çalışmamızda duygudurum ve psikotik bozukluğu olan çocuk ve ergenlerde METs özellikleri ve METs oluşumunda var olan psikiyatrik bozuklukların ve psikotrop kullanı- mının etkilerini araştırmayı amaçladık. Yöntem: Çalışmaya Ruhsal bozuklukların Tanısal ve Sayımsal El kitabı, yeniden gözden geçirilmiş dördüncü baskısı (DSM-IV-TR) tanı ölçütlerine göre bipolar bozukluk, şizofreni, şizoaffek- tif bozukluk ve şizofreniform bozukluğu olan 13-20 yaşları arasındaki 30 hasta ve psikiyatrik bozukluğu olmayan 30 sağlıklı kontrol grubu çocuk ve ergen alınmıştır. Katılımcıların antropometrik ölçümleri (vücut ağırlığı, boy, bel çevresi, beden kitle indeksi-BKİ) yanında kan basıncı ölçümleri yapılmıştır. Katılımcıların total kolesterol, trigliserit, HDL, düşük yoğunluklu lipoprotein (LDL) değerleri ve açlık kan şekeri (AKŞ) düzeyleri ölçülerek, tüm verilerin değer- lendirilmesi sonucunda METs tanısı International Diabetes Foundation (IDF) ölçütleri temel alınarak konulmuştur. Bulgular: Çalışmamızda tüm örneklem grubumuzda METs oranı %20 (n=12) olarak belirlendi. Bunlardan dokuzu (%27) olgu grubunda, üçü (%10) kontrol grubunda idi. METs grubunun BKİ değeri, ortalama ağırlık, bel çevresi uzunluğu, serum trigliserit ve AKŞ değerleri kontrol grubundan istatistiksel olarak yüksek bulunmuştur. Ayrıca duygudurum düzenleyici ilaçların kullanımının METs gelişmesine istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir etkisi olduğu saptan- mıştır. Sonuç: Çalışmamızda çocuk ve ergenlerde psikiyatrik bozuklukların ve antipsikotik kullanımının metabolik düzenlemeyi bozduğu ve METs için risk oluşturduğu belirlenmiştir. Bulgularımızın özellikle METs açısından risk taşıyan çocuk ve ergenlerde antipsikotik kullanımına yeni yaklaşımlar sağlayacağı kanısındayız.Objective: Metabolic syndrome (METS) is described as cluster of risk factors including central obesity, hyperten- sion, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL), hypertriglyceridemia and hyperglycemia. The prevalence of METs has been associated with increased symptom severity and antidepressants utilization in many psychopathologies among adult population. We aimed to evaluate the effect of psychopathologies and antipsychotics in METs devel- opment, additionally to determine METs characteristics in children and adolescents diagnosed with bipolar and psychotic disorders. Methods: Thirty children and adolescents aged between 13-20 years old of whom were diag- nosed with bipolar mood disorders, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and schizophreniform according to Diag- nostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria were compared with a 30 healthy children and adolescents in present study. The anthropometric measurements including body weight, height, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) as well as blood pressure measurements were documented. In addition, total cholesterol, triglyceride (TG), HDL, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels were measured and METs assessed according to the IDF (International Diabetes Foundation) criteria in participants. Results: Overall the prevalence of METs was 20% (n=12) in our study. Among the METs patients, nine were (27%) in the case group, three were (10%) were in control group. The mean BMI, body weight, WC, serum TG and FBG values of the METs group were found to be statistically higher than the healthy control group. Moreover it was also found that utilization of mood-stabilizing drugs has a statistically significant effect on the development of METs. Conclusion: Psychopathologies and antipsychotic utilization have associated with an increased risk for the development of metabolic disorders and METs in the children and adolescents population. In this respect our findings may provide a new approach with the management of treatment strategies particularly in children and adolescents with high risk of METs

Life quality of children with congenital heart diseases

Aim: We aimed to evaluate the effects of the severity and symptoms of congenital heart disease and the emotional and behavioral problems of affected children on their quality of life. Material and Methods: The study was performed by interviewing 80 children aged between 6 and 16 years (40 with cyanotic heart disease and 40 with acyanotic disease) and their mothers. A sociodemographic data form, quality of life questionnaire, strength and difficulties questionnaire, and family life and parenting attitudes scale were used in the research. Life quality was the dependent variable of this research. Results: No significant relation was found between age, sex, and education level of the parents and all quality of life subscale scores (p>0.05). In terms of quality of life, total quality of life subscale, emotional well-being and self-esteem subscales were significantly lower in children with cyanotic congenital heart disease (p=0.02, p=0.007, p=0.006, respectively). The total quality of life subscale was significantly lower in children with a medical treatment and surgical history. In terms of clinical symptoms, self-esteem, friendship and school life quality subscales were affected in the presence of dyspnea. As scores from strength and difficulties questionnaire increased, which is used for the assessment of children’s psychological symptoms, all quality of life scores were significantly lowered except for school and family subscales. Conclusion: It was found that symptoms of congenital heart disease affected the psychosocial quality of life subscales rather than the physical subscales. In addition, it was observed that mental symptoms in both the mother and child negatively affected quality of life rather than disease-related parameters. © 2018 by Turkish Pediatric Association

Dikkat Eksikliği/Hiperaktivite Bozukluğu Tanılı Çocuk ve Ergenlerde Yeme ve Uyku Alışkanlıklarının Değerlendirilmesi

Giriş ve Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı Dikkat Eksikliği/Hiperaktivite Bozukluğu (DEHB) tanılı 11-17 yaş arası çocukve ergenlerin yeme tutumları ve uyku paternlerinin sağlıklı kontrollerle karşılaştırılarak incelenmesidir.Gereç ve Yöntemler: 11-17 yaş arası 35 DEHB tanılı çocuk ve ergen ile yaş ve cinsiyet olarak eşleştirilmiş herhangibir psikopatolojisi olmayan 11-17 yaş arası 35 sağlıklı kontrol örneklemi oluşturdu. Her iki gruba sosyodemografikveri formu, Okul Çağı Çocukları için Duygulanım Bozuklukları ve Şizofreni Formu-Şimdi ve Yaşam boyu şekliTürkçe Uyarlaması (K-SADS-PL), Yeme Tutumu Testi (YTT), Düzey-2 Uyku Bozukluğu-6-17 Yaş Arası ÇocuğunEbeveyn Formu, Düzey-2 Uyku Bozukluğu-11-17 Yaş Arası Çocuk formu uygulandı.Bulgular: DEHB tanılı grup ve kontrol grubu arasında Düzey-2 Uyku Ölçeği Ebeveyn Formu ve YTT toplampuanlarında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark saptandı (p0,001). Ebeveynleri tarafından uyku sorunu yaşadığı belirtilençocukların yeme tutumları açısından da korele olacak şekilde sorun yaşadığı saptandı (p=0,018). Benlik saygısı çoksorunlu olan çocuklarda uyku ölçeği ebeveyn formu puanlarının istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olarak farklılaştığı saptandı(p=0,019).Sonuç: Çalışmamızın sonuçları uyku ve yeme sorunlarının DEHB tanılı çocuk ve ergenlerde sanıldığından yaygınolabileceğini, klinik değerlendirmelerde ayrıca göz önünde bulundurulması gerektiğini dü?ündürmektedir

Insulin Resistance as Related to Psychiatric Disorders in Obese Children

Objective: The current study aimed to investigate psychiatric consequences of obesity and the relationship between componenets of the metabolic syndrome and psychiatric disorders in children. Our second aim was to elucidate which of the anthropometric parameters or metabolic components were most strongly associated with psychiatric disorders. Methods: The study included 88 obese and overweight children with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 85th percentile. The patients were evaluated for psychiatric disorders by a single child and adolescent psychiatrist. Forty patients diagnosed with psychiatric disorders and 48 patients with normal psychiatric evaluation were compared in terms of anthropometric and metabolic parameters. BMI, BMI-standard deviation score and BMI percentile, waist circumference, waist to hip ratio, blood pressure and pubertal stage of all patients were recorded. Fasting serum glucose, insulin, lipid profile and homeostatic model assessments of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) were measured to evaluate the metabolic parameters. Serum and 24 hour urine cortisol levels were measured. Results: HOMA-IR in the group with psychiatric disorders was found to be significantly higher than in the group without psychiatric disorders (6.59±3.36 vs 5.21±2.67; p=0.035). Other anthropometric measurements and metabolic parameters were not significantly different between the two groups. Conclusion: An understanding of the relationships between obesity related medical comorbidities and psychiatric pathologies is important to encourage patients and their families to make successful healthy lifestyle changes and for weight management in terms of appropriate treatment