The Relationship between Aggression and Serum Thyroid Hormone Level in Individuals Diagnosed with Antisocial Personality Disorder.

Introduction: Aggression is one of the leading clinical characteristics of antisocial personality disorder (APD). Studies aiming to clarify and control the biological basis of aggression are ongoing. Thyroid hormones have been indicated to play a role in the development of aggression.

Quality of sexual life in men with obstructive sleep apnoea.

The study investigated the quality of sexual life of male obstructive sleep apnoea patients. Apnoea and non-apnoea participants were assessed with Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS) and Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) before the sleep test. Folicule Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Luteinising Hormone (LH), prolactin, testosterone and oestrogen levels were also evaluated.

Aripiprazole augmentation of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: a 10-week open-label study.

Introduction: Studies investigating the aripiprazole augmentation treatment of serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI)-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are insufficient. The aim of the present pilot study was to investigate the efficacy and tolerability of flexible doses of aripiprazole as an augmenting agent in SRI-resistant OCD patients.

Methods: OCD patients who met the criteria of this study were followed up with flexible doses of aripiprazole augmentation over a 10-week period.

Relief by electroconvulsive therapy for postsurgical delirium in malignant catatonia.

We report a 46-year-old man who was successfully treated with electroconvulsive therapy for neuroleptic malignant syndrome that developed during the course of delirium after cardiac surgery. We suggest that electroconvulsive therapy be considered as a reasonable treatment alternative for relevant cases.

The association between serum levels of neopterin and number of depressive episodes of major depression.

Background: There is an interaction between the immune system and the central nervous system by means of hormones, peptides, and neurotransmitters. The aims of the present study were to determine whether the serum neopterin levels in patients with major depression (MD) differ from a healthy control group and to investigate the relationship between previous MD episodes and serum neopterin levels.

Methods: Thirty patients who were admitted to the GATA Psychiatry Outpatient Clinics and were diagnosed with MD according to DSM-IV, and who agreed to participate in the study, were included in the study.

The influence of emotional distress on the outcome of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and/or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment among infertile Turkish women.

Background: To determine whether the emotional distress of infertile Turkish women is related to social support and influences the outcome of their IVF and/or ICSI treatment.

Methods: The Beck Depression Inventory, State- Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Social Support scales were administered to 104 primary infertile Turkish women before the date of their embryo transfer. Comparisons were made between the women who became pregnant and those who did not following the embryo transfer.

A placebo-controlled study of extract of ginkgo biloba added to clozapine in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

The focus of this study was the systematic evaluation of the clinical effects of the extract of ginkgo biloba (EGb) as an adjunct to the atypical antipsychotic clozapine in the treatment of refractory schizophrenia. In a placebo-controlled study, 42 patients with chronic, treatment-resistant schizophrenia, who were maintained on optimal doses of clozapine, were administered either 120 mg/day of EGb (N=20) or placebo (N=22) for 12 weeks. Clinical evaluations with the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, the Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms, and the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms were completed biweekly.

Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine balance in major depression: effect of sertraline therapy.

The specific associations between antidepressant treatment and alterations in the levels of cytokines remain to be elucidated. In this study, we aimed to explore the role of IL-2, IL-4, IL-12, TNF-alpha, TGF-beta1, and MCP-1 in major depression and to investigate the effects of sertraline therapy. Cytokine and chemokine levels were measured at the time of admission and 8 weeks after sertraline treatment.

Mirtazapine augmentation in depressed patients with sexual dysfunction due to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of mirtazapine augmentation in patients with sexual dysfunction induced by current selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment.

Methods: Forty-nine outpatients in remission from major depressive disorder with SSRI treatment and experiencing treatment-emergent sexual dysfunction were invited to participate and 33 (25 women and 8 men) were included in this 8-week open-label study. All patients continued her/his current SSRI treatment (dosages unchanged) and started on mirtazapine augmentation of 15 mg/day during the first week and 30 mg/day throughout the rest of the study.

[Is there gender difference in infertile couples with no axis one psychiatric disorder in context of emotional symptoms, social support and sexual function?].

Objective: It was aimed to evaluate the levels of emotional distress, social support and sexual function of infertile couples with no psychiatric Axis-I disorder according to gender differences.

Method: The study sample of 103 primary infertile couples with no psychiatric Axis-I disorder according to DSM-IV were given Beck Depression Inventory, State and Trait Anxiety Inventory, Inventory of Perceived Social Support and Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS).

Results: The sample's depressive symptom severity did not indicate clinical depression, state anxiety was within normal range, and trait anxiety was high according to the scales.

Acute and maintenance electroconvulsive therapy for treatment of psychotic depression in a pregnant patient.

Depression may relapse during pregnancy in women with a history of depression. Treatments which may be effective for mothers may be harmful to the fetus. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been widely used in patients with different medical illnesses.

Effect of dissociative experiences on drug treatment of panic disorder.

Background And Objective: Dissociative experiences are widespread among patients with panic disorder and have a negative impact on cognitive-behavioural therapy. In this study we aimed to investigate whether or not dissociative experiences affect response to drug treatment for panic disorder.

Methods: Thirty-five patients, 20 women and 15 men, with a mean age of 35.

Screening disordered eating attitudes and eating disorders in a sample of Turkish female college students.

It has been hypothesized that college women are particularly susceptible to the development and maintenance of disturbed eating behaviors. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of disordered eating attitudes and eating disorders in a sample of Turkish female college students. The Eating Attitudes Test was administered to a sample of 414 female college students.

[Psychiatric symptoms in patients treated with an Ilizarov external fixator].

Objectives: The Ilizarov technique limits daily activities of patients and may cause psychiatric symptoms. We investigated psychiatric symptoms associated with the use of an Ilizarov circular external fixator (CEF) and the relationship between symptoms and duration of CEF application in adult patients.

Methods: The study included 40 adult male outpatients (mean age 26.

Body dysmorphic disorder in patients with acne.

There is growing evidence that the prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is significantly higher in specially selected populations as compared to the general population. The goal of the current study was to evaluate prevalence of BDD in Turkish patients with mild acne presenting to a dermatologist for treatment. This study was the first empirical investigation of BDD in acne patients in Turkey.

The effect of alexithymic features on response to antidepressant medication in patients with major depression.

There has been no follow-up study regarding the effect of alexithymic features on antidepressant treatment. This study was planned to observe whether alexithymia effects short-term treatment outcome in depression. The study included 32 alexithymic and 33 nonalexithymic outpatients with major depression.

Alexithymia in male alcoholics: study in a Turkish sample.

The prevalence of alexithymia among male alcoholic cases in a clinical sample from the Turkish population and the relationship between alexithymia and clinical characteristics of alcoholics were studied. Participants were 56 males with alcohol dependence. Alcohol dependence was diagnosed by means of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-I), Turkish version.

Smoking and substance abuse in outpatients with schizophrenia: a 2-year follow-up study in Turkey.

Background: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of smoking and substance abuse in outpatients with schizophrenia, and to determine the relationship between smoking status and sociodemographic/clinical characteristics of schizophrenia.

Methods: One hundred and thirty-six schizophrenic outpatients were assessed by the structured clinical interview for DSM-IV (SCID) and brief psychiatric rating scale (BPRS). Demographic and treatment variables were obtained from case records and interviews with patients and their family members.

The prevalence and clinical features of body dysmorphic disorder in college students: a study in a Turkish sample.

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) consists of a preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect in appearance, which causes significant distress or impairment in functioning. There has been little previous research about the prevalence and clinical features of BDD in different cultures. This study aimed to find the rate and the clinical features of BDD among 420 female college students in Turkey.