Evaluation of the Electroconvulsive Therapy's Impact on Retinal Structures in First-Episode Psychosis Patients Using Optical Coherence Tomography.

Background And Hypothesis: Schizophrenia is a complex disorder thought to have neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative aspects. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurements of schizophrenia patients revealed that the retinal layers of these patients were thinner than those of healthy controls. This study aimed to examine retinal changes in first-episode psychosis patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) via OCT.

Frequency of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Associated Factors Among Survivors of Van Avalanche: 6-Month Follow-up Study.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the frequency of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), to determine the risk factors, and to monitor the change of symptoms after 6 months among individuals who survived the avalanche disaster in Van.

Method: Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 35 people who were rescued from two consecutive avalanche disasters in Van 2 months and 6 months after the avalanche disaster. The socio-demographic and clinical data of the cases were evaluated.

Short and Long-term Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Sleep Problems and Psychotic Symptoms in Patients with Psychotic Disorders: A Meta-Analysis Study.

Objective: Sleep problems are common in patients with psychotic disorders, especially schizophrenia. Although pharmacological methods are at the forefront of treatment, this method has some drawbacks. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is an option for the treatment of individuals with insomnia.

A Cross-Sectional Measurement of Endogenous Oxidative Stress Marker Levels in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Background: There is a correlation between the increase in reactive oxygen radicals and the presence of specific mental illnesses. In this context, the objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorder and the variations in the levels of several endogenous oxidative stress markers.

Methods: Thirty obsessive-compulsive disorder patients were included in the study as the patient group, and 30 healthy volunteers of matching demographic characteristics were included in the study as the control group.

Hair Loss Associated with Paroxetine Use: A Case Report.

Diverse dermatological side effects in relation to using psychotropic agents, include the serious outcomes as hypersensitivity and StevensJohnson syndrome as well as milder forms as ecchymosis and hair loss. Whereas hair loss is frequently associated with mood stabilizers, rarely ,it is also attributed to antidepressants. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) which are the first choice treatment for depression, anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, are the most commonly used antidepressant drugs.

Acute dystonia following epileptic seizure after bupropion intoxication.

Bupropion is an effective treatment for major depressive disorder and smoking cessation. In this paper, we present a case report about dystonia in the head and the neck after epileptic seizures due to 4200 mg of extended-release bupropion intake, and we aim to take attention to the rare neuropsychiatric side effects that may occur after the use of high doses of bupropion.

[The Validity and the Reliability of Turkish Version of the Self-Stigma of Depression Scale].

Objective: In this study, we aimed to the Self-Stigma of Depression Scale (SSDS), which evaluates self-stigmatization that can prevent both treatment consultation and compliance by depressed patients run Turkish adaptation, validity and reliability study of.

Method: The study included a total of 173 subjects consisting of 131 outpatients of the Psychiatry Polyclinic with past or recent major depression disorder (MDD) diagnosis and 42 non-depressed outpatients consulting the Geriatrics Polyclinics for other medical complaints. Each participant was evaluated with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I), the Standardized Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Turkish Self-Stigma of Depression Scale (SSDS-TR) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).