Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Anxiety and Preoccupation about Sleep Questionnaire in clinical and non-clinical samples.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of Anxiety and preoccupation about sleep questionnaire (APSQ) in clinical and non-clinical samples.

Material And Methods: Two samples (141 university students and 42 patients with major depressive disorders) completed Turkish APSQ, the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), the insomnia severity index (ISI) and the sociodemographic data form. Content validity analysis was performed with the Davis technique after the translation process of the original scale.

Diagnostic Performance of Increased Malondialdehyde Level and Oxidative Stress in Patients with Schizophrenia.

Introduction: Schizophrenia is typically diagnosed through interviews with patients and their relatives. Thus, molecular biomarkers for this mental illness have recently become a hot topic for research. Oxidative stress and antioxidant parameters, such as catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA), have been investigated in schizophrenia; however, no studies have been conducted on the diagnostic performance of oxidative parameters.

The effects of Maras powder use on patients with migraine.

Background: It is accepted that smoking often triggers migraine. However, studies evaluating the relationship between the use of smokeless tobacco and migraine are limited, and there is no clear consensus on the subject. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the relationship between migraine and Maras powder, which is the most common smokeless tobacco in Turkey.

Serum levels of GPER-1 in euthymic bipolar patients.

Introduction: Estrogen and its receptors have been suggested as playing a role in the pathogenesis of bipolar disorder (BD). Estrogen functions through the estrogen receptors alpha and beta and the recently discovered G-protein-coupled estrogen receptor-1 (GPER-1). The aim of this study was to evaluate serum GPER-1 levels in euthymic BD patients.

Temperament and character profiles of male COPD patients.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a respiratory disorder, and is characterized by persistent airflow obstruction. These patients are exposed to severe physical limitations and substantial psychosocial trouble. The aims of this study were to determine the temperament and character profiles of personality in patients with COPD and to compare the results with those of healthy controls.

Evaluation of Anxiety and Levels of Serum B12, Folate, TSH, Ferritin, and Zinc in Telogen Alopecia Patients with Trichodynia.

Background: Trichodynia refers to pain, discomfort, and/or paresthesia of the scalp. Trichodynia may be associated with anxiety.

Aim: To assess serum vitamin B12, folate, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), ferritin, and zinc levels, and to investigate anxiety in telogen alopecia patients with trichodynia.

Sociodemographic variables and depression in Turkish women from polygamous versus monogamous families.

In this study, we aimed to determine the different sociodemographic variables of polygamous and monogamous wives, and the relationship between depression and polygamous marriage. Seventy-nine polygamous wives and 73 monogamous wives from Kahramanmaras, located in southern Turkey, were interviewed. After reviewing the data, we suggest that there is a statistically significant difference between polygamous wives and monogamous wives in terms of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scores.

Night eating syndrome among patients with depression.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the rate of night eating syndrome (NES) in a depressed population.

Method: The study sample was composed of 162 depressed patients and 172 healthy control participants.

Results: The rates of night eating in our sample with depression (35.

Relationship between sleep quality and depression among elderly nursing home residents in Turkey.

Objectives: Epidemiological studies indicate that more than half of the elderly population suffers from chronic sleep disturbances. Therefore, this descriptive study was conducted to examine sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, daytime napping, and depression among a population of nursing home residents.

Methods: The study's sample included 73 elderly people living in a nursing home in Turkey.

Effects of enflurane and propofol on seizure duration and recovery profiles in electroconvulsive therapy.

Unlabelled: The aim of this study is to investigate effect of enflurane that is a pro-convulsive anesthetic agent and propofol on seizure durations and recovery times during electroconvulsive therapy.

Methods: The subjects were divided into two groups according to the induction anesthetics. Anesthesia was induced with enflurane 5% in group E or propofol 1.

Restless legs syndrome in hemodialysis patients: association with depression and quality of life.

Purpose: The prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) ranging from 6.6% to 83% has been reported in different case series. The pathophysiology of RLS in uremia is still unclear.

Maras powder usage among Turkish psychiatric outpatients.

A kind of smokeless tobacco known as Maras powder, which is used in the southeastern region of Turkey, causes nicotine dependence. The aim of this study was to determine the usage of Maras powder among psychiatric outpatients and nonpsychiatric controls. The study group consisted of 276 psychiatric patients and 283 nonpsychiatric patients from psychiatry and family medicine outpatient clinics.

Combination therapy of imipramine and melatonin: additive antidepressant effect in mouse forced swimming test.

Although there are tools to treat depressive patients, a considerable amount of the cases remains to be untreated. These drug-resistant patients need new drugs or drug combinations to overcome this problem. Thus, the potential synergistic effect of melatonin on a classical drug, imipramine was evaluated in the present study.

Co-administration of a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor and melatonin exerts an additive antidepressant-like effect in the mouse forced swim test.

Background: The aim was to assess the combination therapy of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors and melatonin, since they had been separately shown to be as efficacious as conventional antidepressant drugs in pre-clinical antidepressant screening procedures.

Material/methods: The Porsolt swim test was conducted to resemble the symptornatolog of major depressive disorder and an open-filed locomotor activity was also used.

Results: N(G)-nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA) at 3 mg/kg slightly, but not significantly, reduced the duration of immobility, and increasing the dose to 10 mg/kg was sufficient to attain a significant reduction.