Evaluation of Complete Blood Cell Count Parameters and Their Role in Inflammation in Patients with Methamphetamine and Synthetic Cannabis Use Disorder.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the complete blood cell count parameters of patients with methamphetamine and synthetic cannabis use disorder (MCUD), a condition that has recently exhibited a gradual increase in prevalence, with those of healthy subjects.

Methods: In total, 76 patients diagnosed with MCUD and 78 healthy controls were included in the study. Venous blood samples were collected from all participants at presentation for laboratory examination.

A retrospective descriptive study of male perpetrators of intimate partner violence referred by judicial authorities: an example from Turkey.

Purpose: Our study examines the socio-demographic, forensic psychiatric, and childhood trauma exposure (CTE) data of Turkish intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators and draws comparisons with the violence data.

Methods: Data of male perpetrators referred to the domestic violence outpatient clinic by judicial authorities between November 2019 and June 2022 were retrospectively examined, with a focus on CTE data.

Results: The mean age of the male perpetrators examined in the study was 37.

The effect of lithium variation coefficient on the risk of attack in patients with bipolar disorder: A pilot study.

Background: This study examines the association between the coefficient of variation (%CV) of lithium levels and episode risk and frequency in bipolar patients maintaining serum lithium levels within the therapeutic range.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients with bipolar disorder under care from 2018 to 2022. Inclusion criteria were at least 2 years of follow-up, a minimum of three annual lithium level measurements within the therapeutic range.

Is there a Relationship Between Caffeine Intake and Smoking and Positive and Negative Symptom Severity in Schizophrenia?

Background: It has been reported that caffeine intake and smoking are more frequent in patients with schizophrenia than the general population. However, the cause of high caffeine and smoking and its correlation with positive and negative symptoms is unclear. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to evaluate the correlation between daily caffeine intake and smoking and the severity of positive and negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia.

Comparison of Patients Diagnosed with First Episode Psychosis in the Psychiatry Clinic in the 1-Year Period before and after the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: Several cases of psychosis caused directly or indirectly by the COVID-19 pandemic have been identified. Especially psychosocial stress factors are thought to trigger first-episode psychosis. The aim of this study was to compare the sociodemographic and clinical features of the cases diagnosed with psychotic disorder for the first time in the two periods 1 year before and 1 year after the date of 11.

Platelet Parameters in First-Episode Patients with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder.

Background: Measurement of platelet parameters, especially mean platelet volume (MPV), in mental disorders has been gaining importance. MPV is an indicator of platelet activity, and increased MPV is considered a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular diseases and associated mortality are more common in patients with schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BD) than in the general population.

Mental health of children of health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.

Children are exposed to large amounts of information and high levels of stress and anxiety from adults around them, the media, and social communication networks during the Covid-19 period. The purpose of this study was to compare the anxiety and depression levels of the children of health workers following the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) of Covid-19 as a global pandemic with those of age-matched children of non-health worker parents. This prospective, case-controlled, cross-sectional study was performed between July and September 2020.

Self-Concept, Depression, and Anxiety Levels of Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Study Objective: In this study we explored the level and severity of issues related to self-concept, depression, and anxiety in adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Design: Cross-sectional and case-control study.

Setting: The research was conducted in the outpatient Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic of Adiyaman University School of Medicine in Turkey.

Risk Factors for Domestic Violence in Women and Predictors of Development of Mental Disorders in These Women.

Introduction: Based on the hypothesis that women who exposed to physical violence had lower education and income levels than those who did not, and those who got married earlier and had marriage with unwanted people had higher psychiatric disorders, the aims of this study were to determine risk factors for domestic violence and predictors of psychiatric impairment in women exposed to domestic violence.

Methods: We used random selection method and included 400 married women above 18 years of age living in Adiyaman province. Socio-demographic data and exposure to physical violence and sexual coercion for participants were evaluated by a structured questionnaire.

[Possible Relation Between Antenatal Venlafaxine Use and VACTERL Association in a Newborn: A Case Report].

Major depressive disorder is common during antenatal period and many women are prescribed antidepressant drugs despite no antidepressant can be regarded as definitely safe in pregnancy. Previous studies have suggested links between gestational use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) or serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI) and certain birth defects. VACTERL association is a rare group of congenital malformations which were observed to occur together more often than would be expected by chance.

Can the retinal ganglion cell layer (GCL) volume be a new marker to detect neurodegeneration in bipolar disorder?

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the ganglion cell layer (GCL) volume and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in bipolar patients and controls using optic coherence tomography to demonstrate neurodegeneration in bipolar disorder.

Methods: This study involved 43 euthymic bipolar I patients who were being followed by the Psychiatry Department of Adiyaman University Medical School and 43 healthy volunteers as controls. Optic coherence tomography (OCT) measurements were performed for both groups.

The neuropsychological and neurophysiological profile of women with pseudoseizure.

Objective: Our aim in this study was to compare the assessments of neuropsychological tests and the p50 neurophysiological test of patients with seizure diagnosed as conversion disorder and healthy control subjects, and to investigate the neurological status in conversion disorder with pseudoseizure.

Methods: A total of 22 female conversion disorder patients with convulsions diagnosed according to SCID-I/CV and 22 healthy women were included in the assessment. The participants were administered WMS-R, the cancellation test, and the Stroop test as neuropsychological tests and p50 was assessed as a neurophysiological test.