Public attitudes to schizophrenia in rural Turkey.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the public's attitudes and their correlates towards patients with schizophrenia in rural areas.

Methods: The study was carried out in a village near Manisa City, Turkey. Two hundred and eight subjects completed the public survey form which consists of ten items screening demographic and health status and 32 items rating attitudes towards schizophrenia.

[The public attitudes towards schizophrenia in a rural area in Turkey].

Objective: To determine the public's attitude about schizophrenia and its related factors in a rural population.

Methods: This study was carried out in a village of Manisa. Of the 245 subjects which met the inclusion criteria, 230 subjects were reached and 208 of them constituted the sample of this study.

[Depressive symptomatology among elderly residential home residents in Manisa: prevalence and related risk factors].

Objective: To determine the prevalence of depression and related factors among elderly residential home residents in Manisa.

Methods: The study was carried out in all residential homes in Manisa and the surrounding towns. One hundred and forty-five residents completed a form asking questions about demographic features, health conditions and the pattern of relationships with their relatives, the employees of the home, and the other residents.

Postnatal depression in turkey: epidemiological and cultural aspects.

Background: In some periods of a woman's life the risk of depression increases and the postnatal period is one of these. The prevalence and the risk factors of postnatal depression are not systematically studied in Turkey. The aim of this study is to investigate the epidemiological aspects and the cultural factors that may affect postnatal depression in our country.