How is variability in physiological responses to social stress related to punishment and reward sensitivities? Preliminary findings from the revised reinforcement sensitivity theory of personality perspective.

Objective: Although personality traits are assumed to have biological/physiological foundations, research has yielded mixed evidence regarding the relationship between personality and physiological stress responses. Moreover, the field has often overlooked the contemporary neuroscience-based personality approach, known as the Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) of Personality, in stress research.

Method: The present study examined the relationship between the revised RST's personality dimensions and heart rate and skin conductance level (SCL) in response to the Trier Social Stress Test in a sample of 61 healthy university students.

Prevalence of Personality Disorder Diagnosed with SCID-II Among Psychiatry Patients in Turkey: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objective: To review and summarize data on the prevalence of overall personality disorder extracted from SCID-II (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III Axis II Disorders) studies conducted in Turkey with samples consisting of mental health consumers, and also to elaborate on the level and sources of heterogeneity.

Method: MEDLINE, WOS, PsycINFO, ScienceDirect databases as well as the Turkish Psychiatric Database have been systematically searched. Relevant studies conducted with samples composed of psychiatric inpatients or outpatients receiving psychiatric treatment were included.

Validation of the DSM-5 Alternative Model Personality Disorder Diagnoses in Turkey, Part 1: LEAD Validity and Reliability of the Personality Functioning Ratings.

This study addresses longitudinal, expert, all data (LEAD) validity and reliability of the personality functioning ratings in Turkey, which are essential in assessing Criterion A for the entire DSM-5 alternative model for personality disorders (AMPD) diagnoses. A total of 120 consenting patients recruited at a university psychiatry clinic were rated by individual clinicians with respect to DSM-III-R and AMPD criteria. Subsequently, a LEAD panel consisting of 3 senior clinicians convened to reach a consensus personality disorder diagnosis for each participant.

Psychotherapy: Playing the Three Monkeys in Mental Health Service Provision?

Introduction: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of sociodemographic variables on the knowledge of, demand for, and reception of psychotherapy as a treatment modality among psychiatric outpatients.

Methods: Participants of the study were 240 psychiatric outpatients (170 females and 70 males). Data for mental health services were collected from a subgroup of 103 "experienced" patients (42.

[The Relationship Between Childhood Traumas, Identity Development, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation and Psychopathology].

Objective: The present study aimed to explore the relationship between traumatic experiences, difficulties in emotion regulation, identity confusion and psychopathology.

Method: Six hundred and thirty five university students volunteered to participate to the first step of the study (460 (72.4%) females and 175 (27.

Personality disorders in a community sample in Turkey: prevalence, associated risk factors, temperament and character dimensions.

Background: Data from Turkey on prevalence of personality disorders (PD) in the normal population are sparse.

Aims: The present study conducted in a community sample aimed to investigate personality disorders in terms of prevalence, associated risk factors and personality dimensions.

Methods: A stratified sampling procedure allowed us to compose a sample consisting of 774 participants residing in Aydin, Turkey.

[How is quality of life affected in women in the presence of anxiety and depression symptoms?].

Objective: To assess how quality of life is affected among reproductive age women from the presence of anxiety and depression symptoms and the risk factors related to both.

Method: A cross sectional analytic study was performed in person with 461 women. General Health Questionnarie-12 and WHOQOL-BREF were used.

[Comparison of the effectiveness of cognitive restructuring and systematic desensitization in reducing high-stakes test anxiety].

Objective: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of systematic desensitization (behavioral therapy and cognitive restructuring (cognitive therapy) in reducing high-stakes test anxiety. We hypothesized that cognitive restructuring would be superior to systematic desensitization in reducing the severity of the cognitive symptoms of anxiety, whereas systematic desensitization would be superior to cognitive restructuring in reducing the severity of the physiological symptoms of anxiety.

Materials And Method: The study included 50 (36 female and 14 male) high school graduates and high school seniors aged 16-22 years (mean:18.

[Identity confusion and psychopathology in late adolescence].

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of identity confusion with clinical diagnoses and personality pathology.

Method: Participants in the first part of the study were 950 high school students or graduates. The participants were 484 males and 466 females ranging in age between 16 and 25 years of age (X = 18.

[Prevalence of and factors related to depression in high school students].

Objective: The study aimed at investigating the prevalence of and factors related to depression in high school students.

Method: A total of 805 (n = 367 girls; n = 438 boys) first year students from three high schools in the city of Aydin filled in a self-report questionnaire that contained questions about socio-demographics, academic achievement and religious belief. It included also a depression rating scale, social support scale, problem solving inventory and an assertiveness scale.

[Validation of the Turkish versions of the short-form Conners' teacher and parent rating scales].

Objectives: To investigate factorial and criterion validity as well as reliability of the Turkish translations of the 28-item Conners' Teacher Rating Scale (CTRS) and 48-item Conners' Parent Rating Scale (CPRS), which both measure attention deficit, hyperactivity, and conduct problems in children, through a series of studies conducted with either normal or clinical samples.

Method: Normal sample data for the teacher and parent rating scales were collected at several elementary schools in Ankara through 2 different studies. The teacher rating scale sample consisted of 1539 pupils rated by their teachers, and the parent scale sample consisted of 954 pupils rated by their parents.

Androgenetic alopecia: does its presence change our perceptions?

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of androgenetic alopecia on males with and without hair loss and to delineate the level of stress gained by this type of alopecia.

Methods: Two hundred and 52 males (175 with hair loss, 77 without hair loss), between 16 and 72 years of age, participated in the study. A hair loss form (five questions for sociodemographical features, eight questions for dermatological features, eight questions for psychological evaluation) and a list of stressful life events were used.

[Teaching empathy in medical education].

Objectives: To determine whether there is any difference in empathic tendencies and attitudes towards communication in medical practice among the first-year students of Adnan Menderes University Medical School, and to determine the effect of education and the relation between these two features.

Method: The Empathic Tendency Scale and Attitudes Towards Communication in Medical Practice Questionnaire were used to collect data from 36 (55.3 % of the total) students (65.