The role of human microbiota in mental health and the underlying mechanisms of psychobiotics, which can modulate mood and behavior through the microbiota-gut-brain axis, has been a focus of scientific scrutiny. This work presents a bibliometric analysis to uncover research trends and insights in psychobiotics literature. The Clarivate Analytics Web of Science database served as the source for articles and reviews on psychobiotics spanning the years 2012 to 2023.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Objective: Several studies revealed the therapeutic potential of vortioxetine (Vo) for pain. In this context, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Vo as a safe and tolerable novel pharmacologic agent in treating neuropathic pain (NP) in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD).
Materials And Methods: The population of this cross-sectional prospective study consisted of all consecutive patients who were newly diagnosed with MDD by a neurology doctor at a psychiatric clinic and had NP for at least 6 months.
Introduction The global elderly population is expanding, with chronic conditions like diabetes diminishing their quality of life. Sodium-glucose co-transporter type 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors hold promise in improving quality of life by addressing hypervolemia, obesity, and lipid irregularities. However, these drugs can lead to adverse effects, such as polyuria, dehydration, and weight loss, which may detrimentally impact older patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: It is known that in the digital age we live in, people try to get information on many medical issues through Internet searches. Especially as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic triggering mental problems and health professionals' stay-at-home warnings, it has become difficult for individuals to receive psychiatric help, and this has encouraged accessing information about mental problems and their treatments through Internet searches. In this context, infodemiologic research, especially with Google Trends (GT; Google LLC, Mountain View, California, United States), has become very popular in recent years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic kidney disease is a worldwide public health issue with rising incidence, morbidity/mortality, and cost. Depression and chronic renal disease often coexist, and psychological illnesses are associated with poor results. Early identification of depression reduces morbidity and death.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Stigmatization is a situation that results from the negative perspective of society toward individuals with certain mental and physical illnesses and has negative effects. It has been observed that there are not enough studies in the literature investigating the attitudes of individuals with mental illness to cope with lifelong difficulties such as stigma and especially their religious coping attitudes. However, there are many clinical studies on general psychology and religious coping with varying results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: YouTube, known as an online video platform, is one of the most popular and dynamic video platforms in the world. it provides access to videos with a variety of content, both in health and many other areas. The fact that it is accessible to everyone and free of charge makes it frequently preferred by individuals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSelf stigmatization, which occurs as a result of internalization of public stigma in severe mental illnesses, is a factor that impairs the mental well-being of individuals and their compliance with treatment. Data on exactly which factors are associated with internalized stigma are still insufficient. Our aim in this clinical study is to investigate the relationship between internalized stigma and religious coping in patients with schizophrenia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: Preventing relapses in addiction and related factors are still being investigated. There is inadequate data, specifically, on the effects of expressed emotion (EE) among key relatives of patients with alcohol and substance use disorder (ASUD), the personality traits of patients, and the clinical features of addiction on relapses.
Material And Method: This study was conducted with patients with ASUD ( = 102, 98 male) and their relatives ( = 102, 44 male).