Effect of obesity on mood regulation and eating attitudes in mental disorders.

Objective: The precise relationship between obesity and eating habits, attitudes, and emotion regulation is still ambiguous. The purpose of this study was to investigate possible correlations among body mass index, challenges related to managing emotions, and attitudes toward eating among adult participants with known psychiatric diagnoses.

Methods: The body mass indices of participants were calculated, and data on eating styles were collected using the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire.

Evaluation of retinal and choroidal vascular structures in patients with anxiety disorder.

Purpose: To evaluate the retinal and choroidal vascular structures in patients with anxiety disorders.

Methods: Thirthy-four eyes of 34 patients who were diagnosed with any anxiety disorders were compared with 32 eyes of 32 age- and sex-matched controls. Central macular thickness (CMT), foveal vascular zone (FAZ) area, total retinal vascular densities of superficial and deep capillary plexus (VDSCP, VDDCP), outer retinal and choriocapillary layers (ORL, CCL) blood flow rates, central subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) and choriodal vascularity index (CVI) were evaluated with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) and enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT).

Dysfunctional Metacognitive Beliefs, Experiential Avoidance,and Behavioral Inhibition System in Depressive Disorder.

Background: Dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs form the basis of the formation and maintenance of psychopathologies. In our study, we planned to examine the common aspects of the concepts of dysfunctional metacognition, experiential avoidance, and behavioral inhibition system in depressed patients compared to healthy individuals and their effects on each other.

Methods: Fifty-five depressed patients and as a control group 54 healthy volunteers participated in the study.

CORRELATION AMONG EXPERIENTIAL AVOIDANCE, ANXIETY SENSITIVITY AND BEHAVIORAL INHIBITION SYSTEM IN GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER AND PANIC DISORDER PATIENTS.

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the concepts of experiential avoidance, anxiety sensitivity and behavioral inhibition system through healthy volunteers and patients diagnosed with anxiety disorder. It was planned to analyze and evaluate the correlation among the levels of experiential avoidance, anxiety sensitivity and behavioral inhibition system in various anxiety groups.

Method: Within the scope of this study, clinical interviews were carried out with patients who sought treatment at the Psychiatry Department of the Hospital of Balıkesir University Medical Faculty.

Mentalizing self and others: A controlled study investigating the relationship between alexithymia and theory of mind in major depressive disorder.

Background: Theory of mind (ToM) and alexithymia have been reported to relate with depression in recent studies. However, data regarding the role of alexithymia and ToM in depression remain uncertain.

Aim: The aim of the current study was to determine the levels of alexithymia and ToM abilities as well as their relationship with each other and clinical features in major depressive disorder (MDD).

Plasma Neuropeptide-S Levels in Populations Diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Controlled Study.

Introduction: Neuropeptide S (NPS) is a novel neuropeptide reported to be involved in fear-and stress-related conditions and their corresponding neuroendocrine processes. The aim of this study was to compare the plasma NPS levels in patients suffering from generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and those of healthy controls.

Methods: A total of 40 subjects diagnosed with GAD and 40 healthy controls were recruited in the study.

Investigating the relationship between plasma neuropeptide-S levels and clinical depression.

Purpose: Neuropeptide-S (NPS) is a novel 20-amino acid peptide, mainly expressed in the central nervous system and endocrine tissues. NPS has been linked to anxiety and fear-related behaviors. The association of NPS with depression in a human population has not been previously examined.

The Impact of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Oxidative Stress in Subjects With Medication-Resistant Depression.

Objectives: Recent studies have shown that oxidative stress is involved in the neurobiology of depression. We investigated the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on a novel oxidative stress marker, thiol-disulfide homeostasis, in subjects with medication-resistant major depression (MRD).

Methods: Twenty-six subjects with MRD underwent 15 rTMS sessions.

Vitamin D Levels and Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism in Major Depression.

Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate vitamin D levels and rs2228570 (FokI) polymorphism of vitamin D in patients with established diagnosis of major depressive disorder in order to investigate the impact of vitamin D levels and genetic polymorphisms on etiology and/or severity of the disease.

Subjects And Methods: The study included 86 patients who were diagnosed with major depressive disorder in Hospital of Balıkesir University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, and 89 healthy volunteers with similar age, sex, education level and BMI. Psychiatric diagnosis was established by using Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I).

Quality of life in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease: a comparative study between different disease stages and treatment modalities.

This study aimed to compare the quality of life of children and adolescents in various stages of their chronic kidney disease (CKD) who were managed with different treatment modalities to that of children and adolescents without any chronic disease. The study included 18 renal transplant and 21 dialysis patients (8 on hemodialysis, 13 on peritoneal dialysis) and 16 patients who did not yet require renal replacement therapy. The control group consisted of 37 children without any chronic disease.