Social Media Addiction and Emotional Intelligence in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder.

Background: The relationship between depression and severity of social media addiction is likely to be bidirectional. Nevertheless, current studies have addressed the depression score utilizing a scale in the general population instead of assessing this relationship in patients with major depressive disorder. Despite the fact that the negative relationship of social media addiction with emotional intelligence is acknowledged, the existence of this relationship in major depressive disorder has not been investigated yet.

Evaluation of Simple Markers of Inflammation and Systemic Immune Inflammation Index in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder Patients and Healthy Controls.

Objective: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), monocyte-lymphocyte ratio (MLR), mean platelet volume (MPV), and systemic immune inflammation index (SII) are recently used as indicators of inflammation. NLR, PLR, MLR, and MPV have been evaluated in many studies in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. However, there are no studies investigating SII.

Evaluation of the Effect of Vortioxetine on Pain Threshold By Hot-Plate Test in Mice.

Introduction: Vortioxetine is an antidepressant that has a multimadal action mechanism and has recently come into use. The present study was planned to determine whether vortioxetine affects pain threshold in mice.

Method: The experimental animals were divided into four groups with 10 mice in each group.

Factors Associated with Pain Level in Patients Receiving Intravitreal Injection.

Purpose: To identify the factors associated with the pain level in patients receiving intravitreal injection.

Methods: A total of 120 patients were prospectively evaluated, and 104 were included in the study. Patients were asked to rate their pain intensity from 0 to 10 on the visual analog scale.

Paradoxical Insomnia: A Case Report.

A diagnosis of paradoxical insomnia is made in patients presenting with the complaint of insomnia despite normal polysomnographic findings. These patients argue that they never sleep or have little sleep only for a few hours. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options are available for the treatment of paradoxical insomnia.