Gender bias of antisocial and borderline personality disorders among psychiatrists.

Purpose: Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) challenge mental health professionals with similar maladaptive behaviors. However, these two disorders differ regarding available evidence-based treatments. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has been criticized as being gender-biased diagnostic construct.

Development and Validation of Coronavirus Disease 2019-Induced Perceived Stigmatization in Physicians Scale.

Background: It is well-established that healthcare professionals are stigmatized by the society during infectious disease outbreaks. The present study aimed to develop a scale to measure the coronavirus disease 2019-induced perceived stigmatization in physicians and investigate its validity and reliability.

Methods: The present methodological type of study was carried out with 303 physicians working with a university hospital.

Comparison of anxiety, stress, and social support levels of female patients with type 1 diabetes and mothers whose children have type 1 diabetes.

Purpose: Patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) are insulin-dependent from diagnosis. Both the individual and their immediate circle are at risk for psychiatric morbidity. We aimed to compare the anxiety, stress, and social support levels of adult women with a diagnosis of T1DM and adult women with a child diagnosed with T1DM.

Violence Against Women During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Study from a Turkish Emergency Department.

Objective: Violence against women (VAW) is a major public health problem and a violation of women's human rights. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has worsened gender inequality, resulting in a heightened incidence of VAW. This study aims to assess the characteristics of women who admit to the emergency department (ED), both before the pandemic and during the pandemic.

Cognitive attentional syndrome and metacognitive beliefs as potential treatment targets for metacognitive therapy in bipolar disorder.

Most treatment guidelines emphasize the use of psychotropic drugs for both the acute and maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder (BD). However, relying only on psychotropics without adjunctive psychosocial interventions may be insufficient in treating patients with BD. Given its unique view in the explanation of psychopathological states, metacognitive therapy (MCT) might be helpful for BD.

A distinct neurocognitive profile: unipolar mania.

Objective: Despite a growing number of studies reporting patients with a history of mania without depression have several socio-demographic and clinical differences than bipolar disorder patients, unipolar mania is recognized as bipolar I disorder in the most commonly used classification systems. Studies showing that unipolar mania is a separate clinical entity are insufficient in number, and to the best of our knowledge, there has been no study investigating the neuropsychological differences in this area. The aim of this study is to evaluate the neurocognitive differences between unipolar mania, bipolar I disorder and healthy controls, and to reveal the underlying neurocognitive differences.

Relationship Between Gonadal Hormone Levels and Symptom Severity in Female Patients With Schizophrenia.

Objective: It is thought that sex-specific differences in schizophrenia may be associated with gonadal hormones, especially estrogen. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), prolactin, estradiol, and progesterone serum levels and symptom severity during the menstrual cycle in female patients with schizophrenia.

Methods: Serum samples were taken in the follicular and periovulatory phases from 32 female patients with schizophrenia; and FSH, LH, prolactin, estradiol, and progesterone levels were performed.

The Turkish adaptation and psychometric characteristics of the COVID-19 Traumatic Stress Scale.

The study aimed to adapt and validate the COVID-19 Traumatic Stress Scale in Turkish. The scale consisted of three dimensions: "threat/fear of infection and death," "economic hardship," and "disturbed routines/isolation." The Turkish version (COVID-19 Traumatic Scale-TR) was tested on a convenience sample of 432 online participants.

The role of cognitive functions in the diagnosis of bipolar disorder: A machine learning model.

Background: Considering the clinical heterogeneity of the bipolar disorder, difficulties are encountered in making the correct diagnosis. Although a number of common findings have been found in studies on the neurocognitive profile of bipolar disorder, the search for a neurocognitive endophenotype has failed. The aim of this study is to separate bipolar disorder patients from healthy controls with higher accuracy by using a broader neurocognitive evaluation and a novel machine-learning algorithm.

Post-traumatic stress disorder and related factors among female victims of sexual assault required to attend a University Hospital in Turkey: A cross-sectional cohort study.

Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most common consequences of sexual assault, but it is not invariable.

Aim: Our aim was to investigate pre-, peri- and post-traumatic factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among adult women who had been sexually assaulted.

Methods: All women attending a specialist university clinic for victims of sexual assault referred by the courts for a mental health assessment were invited to participate.

Levetiracetam induced hypomania: a case report.

Levetiracetam (LEV) is a newer second-generation antiepileptic drug that is found to be effective in tonic-clonic seizures, partial onset seizures, and myoclonic seizures. Among antiepileptic drugs, LEV is usually known for fewer adverse drug reactions. Psychiatric disorders after the administration of LEV have been reported in the literature.

Anxiety Sensitivity and Quality of Life in Patients with Acne.

Background: Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is a continuous fundamental fear and defined as extreme fear of anxiety sensations and symptoms. High AS can cause tendency to anxiety disorders. There are many studies evaluating the anxiety in patients with acne; however, AS has not been investigated.

The relationship between separation anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty in pregnant women.

Pregnancy is a risky period to develop Adult Separation Anxiety Disorder (ASAD). The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of separation anxiety in pregnant women, and the relationship of separation anxiety with sociodemographic variables and intolerance of uncertainty. This study included 310 pregnant women and used the Adult Separation Anxiety Questionnaire (ASAQ) and Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale-Short Form (IUS-12).

Anxiety, depression, and anger in functional gastrointestinal disorders: A Cross-sectional observational study.

Previous studies have identified a link between anger and somatization. However, little is known about the associations between anger and the development and progression of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGID). The study aim was to determine the associations between FGID and anger, anxiety, and depression.

Evaluation of the Decision-making Capacity of Two Cases Planning to Undergo Uterine Evacuation.

Psychiatric disorders in the perinatal period can lead to a deterioration in one's judgment and decision-making ability. These disorders may cause sensitive and complex legal and ethical issues relating to psychiatric, obstetric, and neonatal care. Clinicians should ethically respect the autonomy of the individual, but at the same time, they must assess the individual's decision-making process with the use of forensic psychiatric and consultation-liaison psychiatric practice.

Femicide: Psychosocial Characteristics of the Perpetrators in Turkey.

Female homicides are widely prevalent in Turkey with rising trend. The aim of this study is to identify gender role attitudes, childhood trauma histories, and individual characteristics of men who have been involved in the femicide, and to compare them with men who do not exercise violence against women. Participants completed a Sociodemographic and Clinical Information form, Semistructured Interview form, and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire.

Lithium Intoxication: A Possible Interaction with Moxifloxacin.

Lithium is a well-known treatment for patients with mood disorders. Intoxication by lithium may be lethal particularly in elderly due to altered pharmacokinetics, renal impairment or multiple drug use. We presented a 74-year-old female patient who had been stabile with lithium carbonate 600 mg/day for 5 years and developed lithium intoxication after bronchiolitis.

Psychiatric disorders comorbid with epilepsy in a prison sample.

Purpose: Epilepsy is an extremely widespread and serious neurological disease. Although comorbidities of psychiatric disorders are prevalent in epilepsy patients, quite often this coexistence could be overlooked. Studies in this area demonstrated that depression, anxiety disorders and schizophrenia are the most common psychiatric disorders accompanying epilepsy.

A cohort study of the relationship between anger and chronic spontaneous urticaria.

Introduction: Anger plays a major role in psychodermatological diseases. Researchers have reported that anger and other psychological factors play a role in the etiology of chronic urticaria. This study aimed to examine symptoms of anger, anger-related behavioral patterns, thoughts associated with anger, situations that cause anger and experiences of interpersonal anger in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU).

Paliperidone: another treatment option for delusional parasitosis.

Objective: Patients with delusional parasitosis (DP) have a fixed belief of being infested by small pathogens. Typical and atypical antipsychotics are widely used for treating DP. There are limited controlled trials about the treatment of DP and the most useful antipsychotic agent is still unknown.

Does switching to another antipsychotic in patients with clozapine-associated granulocytopenia solve the problem? Case series of 18 patients.

Unlabelled: Clozapine is a well-known drug that is used in treatment-resistant schizophrenia, but granulocytopenia, which may lead to a potentially fatal condition such as agranulocytosis, limit its use. The question about which antipsychotic should be used after a diagnosis of clozapine-associated granulocytopenia is difficult to answer, because antipsychotics other than clozapine may also have hematologic toxicity, or they may prolong clozapine-associated granulocytopenia. In this study, we aimed to find out the incidence of clozapine-associated granulocytopenia in our treatment sample and discuss suitable antipsychotic drug options in terms of hematologic toxicity, for management of clozapine-associated granulocytopenia.