Türkiye’deki internet bağımlılığı polikliniğin- de tedavi edilen erkek hastalarda, başa çıkma tutumlarının değerlendirilmesi

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı erkek internet bağımlılarının başa çıkma tutumlarının sağlıklı gönüllülerdekilerle karşılaştırılmasıdır. Yöntem: İnternet bağımlılığı polikliniğimize başvuran, klinik olarak internet bağımlılığı tanısı alan elli erkek hasta ve benzer sosyodemografik özelliklere sahip internet bağımlılığı olmayan elli sağlıklı erkek çalışmaya alınmıştır. Hastalar sosyodemografik ve klinik veri formu, İnternet Bağımlılığı Testi (İBT), Beck Depresyon Envanteri (BDE) Başa Çıkma Tutumlarını Değerlendirme Ölçeği (COPE) ile değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Hasta grubunun günlük internet kullanım süresi, İBT puanları ve BDE puanları kontrol grubuna göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı yüksek bulunmuştur (p0.05). Depresyonun karıştırıcı etkisi kontrol altına alındığında şakaya vurma, zihinsel boş verme, inkâr, alkol-madde kullanımı, toplam işlevsel olmayan baş etme tutumları puanlarında anlamlı düzeyde farklı bulunmamıştır (p>0.05). Ancak kontrol grubunda kabullenme istatistiksel olarak anlamlı yüksek bulunmuştur (p0.05). After controlling the confounding effect of depression; the mean scores of coping strategies as humour, mental disengagement, denial, alcohol-drug disengagement, and total dysfunctional were not significantly different between the groups anymore (p>0.05), but mean acceptance score in the control group became significantly higher (p<0.05). Conclusions: There are some differences among patients with internet addiction in terms of coping strategies. Our study is one of the first studies that have investigated coping strategies among patients with internet addiction. Considering coping strategies may be helpful when evaluating patients with internet addiction

Two Cases of Excessive Internet Use with Comorbid Family Relationship Problems

WOS: 000346118900016PubMed: 28360639Although the internet is used effectively and beneficially in every aspect of life, several users have been experiencing some problems due to excessive and uncontrolled use. While the term "internet addiction" still remains controversial, disturbed family relationships are considered to be a diagnostic criterion. The use of the internet, even in non-excessive levels, is associated with disturbance in family and social life. As considering from systemic point of view; while family relationships may be disturbed with internet addiction, people who have problems with their family relationships also may use internet excessively. This case report is composed of both the cases with excessive internet usage and those who had problems in complying with the changes in their family systems following the decrease in duration of internet usage during the treatment process

Ana bileşenler analizi ile panik bozukluğu alt tiplerinin değerlendirilmesi

Amaç: Panik bozukluğunun (PB) değişik alt tiplerinin olduğu ve farklı alt tiplerin belirlenmesinin tanı, tedavi ve sonlanım açısından önemli olduğu ileri sürülmektedir. PB'nin psikopatolojisinin kantitatif değerlendirilmesi konusundaki çalışmalar azdır. Çalışmamızda, panik atak belirtilerinin faktör analizine dayanan alt tiplerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır.Yöntem: Çalışmamız, Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Ruh Sağlığı ve Sinir Hastalıkları Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi ikinci basamak polikliniklerine başvuran ve çalışmaya dahil edilme ölçütlerini karşılayan 159 hasta üzerinde gerçekleştirildi. Çalışmada, araştırıcılar tarafından hazırlanan sosyodemografik bilgi formu, DSM-IV Eksen I Bozukluklar İçin Yapılandırılmış Klinik Görüşme Formu (SCID-I), Panik Agorafobi Ölçeği (PAÖ), Hamilton Depresyon Derecelendirme Ölçeği (HAM-D), Beck Anksiyete Ölçeği (BAÖ) kullanıldı. DSM IV-TR panik atak tanı ölçütlerinde bulunan 13 maddeye, "felç olma korkusu" ile "kaçma isteği, yerinde duramama hali"nin eklenmesiyle toplam 15 maddeden oluşan değişkenlere, katılımcıların son panik ataklarında yaşadıklarını bildirdikleri belirtilere göre Ana Bileşenler Analizi uygulandı.Bulgular: Ana Bileşenler Analizinde toplam varyansın %56'sını açıklayan 6 ayrık faktör kümesi elde edildi. Birinci küme otonomik aktivasyon kümesi, ikinci küme vestibüler belirtiler, üçüncü küme kardiovasküler belirtiler, dördüncü küme psödonörolojik belirtiler, beşinci küme solunum sistemi belirtileri ve altıncı küme ölüm korkusu kümesi olarak adlandırıldı.Sonuç: Çalışmamızda elde edilen belirti profilleri DSM-IV-TR tanı ölçütlerini desteklemektedir. Ana Bileşenler Analizinde, varyansın önemli bir kısmını açıklayan anlamlı alt tipler oluşmuşturObjective: Panic disorder is put forward to have a heterogeneous structure and multiple subtypes. Evaluating the different subtypes is important for diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Studies about the quantitative psychopathology assessment are so rare. We aim to determine the subtypes with principal component analysis of panic attack symptoms.Method: 159 outpatients with panic disorder who had referred to the anxiety disorder outpatient unit in Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery were included in the study. A sociodemographic questionnaire that was prepared by the investigators, The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I), Panic and Agoraphobia Scale (PAS), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were used in the study. Variables with 15 items were created adding ‘Fear of stroke’ and ‘desire to escape, restlessness’. Principal Component Analysis was applied according to the panic symptoms that the patiens declared.Results: Six loading factors were obtained explaning 56% of total variance in Principal Component Analysis. The first set was named autonomic activation, the second was vestibular symptoms, the third was cardiovascular symptoms, the fourth was pseudoneurologic symptoms, the fifth was respiratory system symptoms and the sixth was fear of death.Conclusion: Symptom profiles in our study were compatible with DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria. Significant panic disorder subtypes were found in principal component analysi

Substance use effects on the characteristics of crime and violence in schizophrenia

WOS: 000346249300005Objective: The aim of our study is to examine the effects of the substance abuse on criminal and violent behaviors, clinical features of the disease in criminal male with schizophrenia. Methods: Male inpatients with schizophrenia diagnosed according to the DSM-IV criteria who had been hospitalized for observation or mandatory treatment in Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery forensic psychiatry unit were participated in the study. Patients with substance use disorders according to the DSM-IV criteria at any time of their life and/or at that time were assessed, two groups as patients with (n=50) and without comorbidity were evaluated using the questionnaire for demographic and clinical characteristics, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANNS), Schedule for Assessing the Three Components of Insight and Taylor's Violence Rating Scale. Results: In our study 90% of schizophrenia patients with substance abuse comorbidity were paranoid subtype. In case of comorbidity, number of committed crimes were higher, involved serious violence included homicide and attempted homicide using frequently knives and fire guns. Eighty-eight percent of the patients with substance abuse comorbidity stated that they used cannabinoid and several substances during these crimes. Their PANSS scores were higher. It had been found that they had experienced more physical violence at childhood, more suicidal attempts and self-injury behaviors. Conclusions: Substance abuse co-morbidity in schizophrenia markedly affects the psychopathology, violent behaviors, criminal behaviors and compliance with the treatment. Studies investigating the causal relationship between substance and crime in schizophrenia can be helpful in the development of methods targeting protection

Fear avoidance beliefs and quality of life quality after lumbar disc surgery

Fear avoidance beliefs (FAB) in low back pain (LBP) are associated with disability and pain. There is no data on how changes in FAB affect disability and other factors after lumbar disc surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of lumbar disc surgery on FAB and to investigate whether FAB changes predict changes in emotions, disability, and quality of life after lumbar disc surgery. 106 patients with chronic LBP were evaluated 1 day preoperatively and 3 months postoperatively. Sociodemographic questionnaire, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Fear and Avoidance Beliefs Qquestionnaire (FABQ), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and Short form-36 (SF-36) Health Survey Questionnaire were used. The end point ODI, VAS, BDI, BAI, FABQ fear avoidance (work) scores, most of SF-36 the subscale scores were significantly lower than the baseline scores. According to correlation analyses between mean changes in the outcome measures, there was no significant relationship between changes in fear avoidance (physical), fear avoidance (work) and other outcome measures. In conclusion, future research is needed to evaluate the effect of lumbar disc surgery on FAB. [JCBPR 2017; 6(1.000): 1-8