Post-succession predecessor-successor interactions and their relational and organizational outcomes

Family businesses are an indispensable part of the local and global economy, and yet they suffer from high organization mortality rates. Both academics and practitioners agree that succession in family business is a high-risk process that contributes significantly to the vulnerability of the organization. The psychological transition from one role to another that the actors go through during a succession carries risks and opportunities for family businesses. The general view in the field is that succession in family businesses is a process during which incumbents gradually decrease their involvement in organizational activities while the successors increase theirs. However, anecdotal evidence indicates that this is not the case for the majority of family firms where there are on-going and overlapping business and kinship relations. This research shows that post-succession predecessor and successor interactions do not end with the transfer of title, authority and/or responsibility from one to the other. Instead, it continues in various shapes and forms, affecting predecessor-successor relationships and impacting the business. model developed by this research, using Grounded theory methodology to collect and analyze the data, shows that as long as the successors perceive that predecessors have some sort of connection (real or imagined) with the organization, predecessors’ post-succession actions will matter to them. Successors will react to their predecessors’ actions positively or negatively depending on whether predecessor actions compete or consolidate successors’ managerial control over the organization. In addition, the model identifies factors that influence both predecessors’ and successors’ behaviors, as well as the individual and organizational outcomes of their interaction. Primary data was collected through twenty-six participants from nineteen Turkish family businesses. Nine of the participants were predecessors and seventeen were successors. The different points of view provided by collecting data from varying groups and having the theory grounded in real-life experiences allowed the emerging framework to be more comprehensive and well-rounded. The discussion about the implications and suggestions of the research will offer researchers the opportunity to expand upon the findings and test them in different contexts, as well as provide practitioners with a framework to deal with this issue in differing real-life cases

The relationship between remission, non-specific structural cerebral pathologies, and atypical antipsychotic combination treatment in patients hospitalized with depression: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between clinical variables related to patients hospitalized with depression. METHODS: The files of patients hospitalized with depression were examined. Sociodemographic characteristics, clinical features and imaging reports were considered. Data for statistical analysis was obtained only from files that provided clear information. RESULTS: The appropriate treatment for anxiety and psychotic symptoms had a significant effect on response in depression. The presence of non-specific structural cerebral pathologies had an important relationship with the length of hospitalization and suicidal ideation. CONCLUSIONS: Depression is a disorder of which cause, course and outcome has been determined by several different factors. Therefore, addressing depression in a holistic manner is extremely important

Relationship between body mass index to depression severity, eating attitude and impulsivity among the patients with major depressive disorder

Objective: Major depressive disorder and obesity has been rapidly increasing worldwide, and overlapping related factors has been discussed more and more. Especially, it is stated that depression is the leading psychological factor which is affecting eating attitude, and accordingly body mass index (BMI) is increased. It is also thought that, impulsivity is higher with the severity of depression, which negatively affects eating attitude and may cause change on BMI. In this study, we aimed to determine whether BMI affects eating attitude and impulsivity in case of presence of depression, and if so, to determine other related factors. Methods: To this cross-sectional study, 120 patients were included, who were diagnosed major depression first time according to DSM-5, and who do not have any other psychological or physical illness. Sociodemographic Data Form, Eating Attitude Scale, Barrat Impulsivity Scale-11 (BIS-11) and Beck Depression Scale (BDS) were applied to participants. Results were analyzed using SPSS 22.0. Results: The severity of major depression was found to be related with high BMI (particularly obesity). Positive relationship was found between BMI and lower education level, being married, having children and smoking. Increase in BMI has no effect on impulsivity. However, there was a relationship between severity of depression and impulsivity independent from BMI. It was found that patients with eating attitude disorder have significantly higher BMI, BDS, BIS-11 total scores and attention, non-planning sub-dimensional scores compared to patients with normal eating attitude. Discussion: Hence, BMI with high major depression severity may be related with obesity. However, our findings suggest that rather than BMI, depression severity affects impulsivity more. It should be considered that, for depressive and obese individuals, with the increase in depression severity, eating attitude may be affected and impulsivity may be higher

Resolution of Ecchymotic Lesions due to Fluoxetine and Escitalopram after Introduction of Reboxetine

Antidepressants, frequently prescribed in depression and anxiety disorders, are known to be responsible for an increase in bleeding. Yet, it has rarely been reported that SSRI treatment has unfavorable effects on hemostasis. The most frequently reported side effects of SSRIs on the hematologic system are prolonged bleeding time, impaired thrombocyte aggregation and activity. Here we present a case in whom ecchymotic lesions occurred with esscitalopram and fluoxetine, which disappeared with reboxetine. [Cukurova Med J 2015; 40(Suppl 1): 90-93

Association between low serum ferritin and restless legs syndrome in patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

ONER, P., DIRIK, E.B., TANER, Y., CAYKOYLU, A. and ANLAR, O. Association between Low Serum Ferritin and Restless Legs Syndrome in Patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 2007, 213 (3), 269-276 - Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder characterized by pervasive inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity. It has been suggested that ADHD symptoms are associated with restless legs syndrome (RLS), which is a neurological condition that is defined by an irresistible urge to move the legs. Increasing evidence suggests iron deficiency may underlie common pathophysiological mechanisms in subjects with ADHD and with RLS. To further define the relationship between iron deficiency and RLS in children and adolescents with ADHD, we evaluated 87 ADHD subjects: 79 boys and 8 girls with age 9.3 +/- 2.5 years (6-16 years). Various psychopathologies and the severity of the ADHD symptoms and serum ferritin levels were assessed. Diagnosis of RLS was made according to the International RLS Group criteria. The patients were evaluated for the iron deficiency (ferritin < 12 ng/ml). RLS was found in 29 (33.3%) of the 87 ADHD subjects. Parent-and teacher-rated behavioral and emotional problems and the severity of ADHD symptoms were not significantly different between ADHD subjects with RLS and those without RLS (n = 58). The rate of iron deficiency was significantly higher in ADHD subjects with RLS (n = 6, 20.7%) when compared with ADHD subjects without RLS (n = 1, 1.7%, p = 0.005). Our results showed that depleted iron stores might increase the risk of having RLS in ADHD subjects. Iron deficiency, which is associated with both ADHD and RLS, seems to be an important modifying factor in the relationship between these two conditions. restless legs syndrome; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; iron deficiency; ferritin; doparnme (c) 2007 Tohoku University Medical Press

Extended-release trazodone in the treatment of major depressive disorder

###EgeUn###Major depressive disorder is a common psychiatric disorder. The aim of the treatment is to improve daily functions with remissions in symptoms, and antidepressants are the first-line treatments for a major depressive episode (moderate-severe depressive episode). In this paper, the pharmacological properties, clinical efficacy and safety of extended-release trazodone (TzCOAD) are studied. Expert opinion: A single daily dose of TzCOAD may provide similar efficacy and increased tolerability to immediate-release trazodone (TzIR) and other antidepressants