Assessing the validity and reliability and establishing norm values for a selective attention test in a Turkish sample of 6-14-year-old participants.

Selective attention is a cognitive skill that allows an individual to focus on a particular input for further processing while simultaneously suppressing irrelevant or distracting information. In this study, we have developed a new test to assess selective attention-the Cognitive Skills Assessment of Minerva (CSM) Selective Attention Test-and have established selective attention norm values for Turkish individuals aged 6-14 years. This new online selective attention assessment test includes the flanker task.

Adolescents' somatic complaints in eight countries: what influence do parental rearing styles have?

Medically unexplained physical symptoms are frequently named by adolescents in both clinical and normative samples. This study analyzed the associations between parental rearing styles and adolescents' body complaints in diverse cultural contexts. In a cross-cultural study of 2415 adolescents from eight countries (Argentina, France, Germany, Greece, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, and Turkey), the associations of maternal and paternal support, psychological control, and an anxious parental monitoring style with youth body complaints were tested.

Voices of adolescent incest victims: A qualitative study on feelings about trauma and expectations of recovery.

Background: Incest, is a serious social problem facing society and children/adolescents themselves. The purpose of this study is to explore the ways adolescents talk about and give meaning to their experiences of incest concerning cultural, ethnic factors relevant to southeastern of Turkey.

Method: We focused on in-depth interviews of five incest victims (14-16 years girls, from low socioeconomic status in southeastern of Turkey).

Hyperfocusing as a dimension of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) suffer not only from inability to focus but also from inability to shift attention for events that trigger their interests. This phenomenon is called "hyperfocusing". Previous literature about hyperfocusing is scarce and relies mainly on case reports.

Temperamental characteristics in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a comparison with bipolar disorder and healthy control groups.

Objective: To date, the affective temperamental characteristics of adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have not been studied. The aim of this study is to explore those temperamental characteristics for adults diagnosed with ADHD as measured by the TEMPS-A and then to compare those results with results for individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BD) and with healthy controls.

Methods: Forty adults with ADHD, 40 patients with BD, and 40 healthy controls were enrolled in this study.

Lamotrigine for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder comorbid with mood disorders: a case series.

Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is frequently comorbid with mood disorders in both children and adults. Comorbidity is shown to have negative consequences and it needs to be treated effectively. Lamotrigine, an anticonvulsant indicated for the maintenance treatment of bipolar depression is reported to be effective in adult ADHD comorbid with bipolar II disorder.

Association among SNAP-25 gene DdeI and MnlI polymorphisms and hemodynamic changes during methylphenidate use: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.

Objective: To investigate the interaction of treatment-related hemodynamic changes with genotype status for Synaptosomal associated protein 25 (SNAP-25) gene in participants with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on and off single dose short-acting methylphenidate treatment with functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).

Method: A total of 15 right-handed adults and 16 right-handed children with DSM-IV diagnosis of ADHD were evaluated. Ten milligrams of short-acting methylphenidate was administered in a crossover design.

Psychometric properties and cut-off scores of the Beck Depression Inventory-II in Turkish adolescents.

The current study examined the psychometric properties and cut-off scores of the Beck Depression Inventory II in Turkish adolescents. A total of 503 non-clinical and 166 clinical adolescents participated in the study. Test-retest (r = .

The effect of tianeptine in the prevention of radiation-induced neurocognitive impairment.

Radiation-induced neurocognitive impairment is an undesirable radiation-induced toxicity and a common health problem in patients with primary or metastatic brain tumor. It greatly impairs quality of life for long-term brain tumor survivors. Hippocampus is the most important brain structure for neurocognitive functions.

Impaired verbal memory and otherwise spared cognition in remitted bipolar patients on monotherapy with lithium or valproate.

Objectives: Patients with bipolar disorder have been reported to have neurocognitive deficits; however, it is not known whether the cognitive dysfunctions are state-dependent or a stable trait. Lithium and valproate, 2 of the most widely used mood stabilizers in the treatment of bipolar disorder, have also been associated with cognitive impairment. However, the degree and pattern of neurocognitive impairment in euthymic bipolar patients on either monotherapy with lithium or valproate have not been compared before in depth.

Depression scores and associated factors in pregnant and non-pregnant women: a community-based study in Turkey.

The aims of this study were to evaluate and compare the depression scores of pregnant and non-pregnant women, and to identify the factors associated with depression scores in the two groups. This community-based study was conducted in a primary health care center catchment area in Ankara (population: 17,838) in January 2003. At the beginning of the study, the trimesters of all pregnant women (n = 66) were determined and as a control group (n = 138), two non-pregnant women matched for age and parity characteristics living in the same area were selected for each pregnant woman.

[Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Wender Utah Rating Scale for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults].

Objective: To determine reliability and validity of Turkish form of the 25 item Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS), which is designed as an aid for diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults.

Method: The scale was administered to 59 patients who were diagnosed as having ADHD according to DSM-IV criteria after comprehensive psychiatric and neuropsychological assessments in outpatient clinics of University of Ankara Medical School, Department of Psychiatry. Control groups consisted of 59 patients with depression, 44 patients with bipolar affective disorder in remission, and 145 healthy controls.

Symptoms defined by parents' and teachers' ratings in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: changes with age.

Objective: To determine whether Child Behavior Checklist/4-18 (CBCL) and Teacher Report Form (TRF) scores of children and adolescents with a first-time diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are different and whether there is a similar difference in normal control subjects.

Method: We analyzed the CBCL and TRF scores of 146 patients (124 boys and 22 girls, aged 6 to 18 years; mean age 11.0 years, SD 3.

[Neuropsychological findings in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder].

Objective: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common disorder with childhood onset and persistence into adulthood. Role of neuropsychological testing is becoming an important clinical measure in the assessment and diagnosis of adults with ADHD. The aim of this study was to assess neuropsychological functions of adults with ADHD compared to healthy controls.

Which GP deals better with depressed patients in primary care in Kastamonu, Turkey: the impacts of 'interest in psychiatry' and 'continuous medical education'.

Background: Little is known about the reasons behind Turkish GPs' limited ability to diagnose and treat major depression.

Objective: The aim of this preliminary study is to evaluate the impact of a GP's level of interest in psychiatry and participation in previous continuous medical education (CME) on their ability to recognize and treat major depression.

Methods: Thirty-eight GPs from an underdeveloped city in Turkey participated in the study.