Publications by authors named "Kaasim Fatih Yavuz"
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- * Results showed probable PTSD at 21.4%, depression at 15.9%, and complicated grief at a high 64.7%.
- * Key risk factors for PTSD included loss of a loved one and fear of future earthquakes, while depression was linked to being trapped during the quakes and fear experienced during the event; both conditions were correlated with reduced perceived life control.
Background: The stigma of mental illness has been reported as a serious barrier in lives of people with mental illness. Besides blocking admission to mental health services, it was found associated with terminating appropriate treatment. As well as relatives, neighbours or friends, it is shown that patients face stigma from psychiatrists.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of this study is to perform validity and reliability examination of the Turkish form of Acceptance and Action Diabetes Questionnaire, and to investigate whether this scale is a measurement tool for evaluation of psychological flexibility levels in a sample of patients with diabetes in Turkey.
Methods: This study was conducted with 105 patients. Turkish forms of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Problem Areas in Diabetes Questionnaire (PAID), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I and STAI-II), Audit of Diabetes-Dependent Quality of Life (ADDQoL) and Turkish form of Acceptance and Action Diabetes Questionnaire (TAADQ) were applied.
Background/aim: In prevailing opinion, a strong relation exists between lack of empathy and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). However, recent data fail to wholly clarify this relation, especially in consideration of empathy dimensions. In this study our aim was to address ASPD and social functionality from a contextual behavioral science viewpoint.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetacognitive and Meta-Emotional Styles in Patients With Alcohol and the Other Substance Dependence.
Int J High Risk Behav Addict
September 2015
Background: Both alcohol and other substances are utilized for emotional and cognitive regulation.
Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to compare metacognitive styles and distress intolerance in patients with alcohol and other substance dependence.
Patients And Methods: According to DSM-IV TR criteria, 45 patients with alcohol dependence (AD), 44 patients with substance dependence (SD), and 43 volunteers without AD or SD (control group) were enrolled.