Importance of Attachment: Two Cases, Attached to Different Parents and Given to Their Biological Parents at the Age of Four

Attachment between mother and the baby is important regarding the healthy development of the child. Importance of attachment was aimed to be investigated. Two male children, who were given to other families after birth and given back to their biological families at the age of four by court order, were observed with their families and evaluated regarding their attachment, coherence in their new families, and other problems. The follow-up continued by clinical evaluations. Denver II, Maternal Attachment Inventory, Adult Attachment Style Scale, Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), Parental Attitude Research Instrument (PARI) were used. Informed consents were taken from the families for research purposes. As a result, children who were raised by other parents then their biological parents, were determined to attach to the parents who raised them. It was established that there were problems regarding separation from the families who were the children attached to and reattachment to the biological parents were risen in the process. The importance of attachment between mother and children, regarding the psychiatric development of children was discussed. The problems which were caused by the separation from parents who the children were attached to and the difficulty of re-attachment after four years were reviewed

Evaluation of probation implementations of drug users in Adiyaman university training and research hospital: A one-year retrospective study

Increasing the use of drugs all over the world and our country has become a very important social problem, making legal obligations necessary. Probation Implementation (PI) refers to the correction of the conduct of criminals causing criminal acts, the prevention of repeat offenses, the follow-up of prisoners, the rehabilitation of substance abusers, the elimination of the harm suffered by the victims, and the protection of the society in this way. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the substance use characteristics of people who applied to our hospital within the scope of PI law. 313 cases, applying to Adiyaman University, Training and Research Hospital, all of whom were decided to have PI on 01.01.2017-31.12.2017 were included in the study. PI was carried out by having psychiatric interview and evaluating psychoactive substance in urine in three-time and six-time programs. It was determined that totally 313 cases applied as required by PI during the study. These cases consist of people, 298 of whom were male and 15 of whom were female. Mean age was determined as 26.2±6.8 (15-55). It was also observed that 251 cases (80.2%) completed three-times program and 62 (19.8%) cases completed six-times program. According to the number of programs, there was no significant difference in terms of gender distribution and ethyl glucuronide positivity in two groups (p>0.05). PI, which is a fairly new practice in Turkey, has an important place in the care of substance users. In terms of gender distribution, results were consistent with studies in the literature. Alcohol comorbidities in PI-applied individuals are noteworthy. [Med-Science 2018; 7(4.000): 754-8

Addiction profiles of patients with substance dependency living in Adiyaman province

Substance dependence is a pervasive international problem that severely affect the physical and mental health of the individuals who have them, their families, especially the vulnerable teenagers who are at risk of developing physical and mental health problems and substance abuse because of their parents addictions. In contrast to the magnitude of the problem, little research and practice literature addresses these issues. The aim of the present study was to investigate the addiction profiles of patients with substance dependency living in Adiyaman. This study was conducted on addicted males in Adiyaman, Turkey. A total of 80 consecutively presenting males who agreed to participate in the study were evaluated. Data were collected with the Personal Information Form, Addiction Profile Index Clinical Form (API-C)-Practitioner Form. 4 patients (5%) had low addiction severity (1.6 points below), 41 patients (51.2%) had moderate addiction severity (1.6 to 4.6 points), and 35 patients (%43.8) had high addiction severity. There was a significant difference in terms of substance use characteristics subscale (p=0,019), anger management problems subscale (p=0,005), and novelty seeking behaviour subscale (p=0,002) in comparison of API subscales, API total scores, and API-C additional subscales according to age (≤25 years and >25 years). The vast majority of patients were found to have a moderate or high addiction severity, especially in young patients. It was seen that the anger problems and novelty seeking behaviours were more related to age. These characteristics, which are mostly related to young patients, should be considered during substance abuse treatment. [Med-Science 2018; 7(2.000): 369-72