Life Chart of Substance Use Career: A Clinical Profile Study from Turkey.

Background: The "career approach," developed to understand substance use and treatment, is important because it can broadly encompass the complexity of addiction patterns and help to better illustrate the chronic and recurrent nature, correlations, and consequences of addiction. The current study aimed to examine the substance use career and patterns of patients diagnosed with substance use disorder.

Methods: The authors created a questionnaire that included questions inquiring at what age several substance use-related life events occurred.

Why Do Adolescents Relapse? A Multicenter, Cross-sectional Study.

Background: Adolescents use drugs once, then use them regularly, then start and stop many times. In addiction treatment, relapse is a major barrier to recovery. Relapse is more common among adolescents and is a major problem.

Predictors of Relapse to Alcohol and Substance Use: Are There Any Differences between 3 and 12 Months after Inpatient Treatment?

Understanding the factors that lead to relapse is important for developing effective treatment strategies. The aim of this study is to examine sociodemographic and clinical factors that predict relapse 3 and 12 months after inpatient treatment in patients with alcohol and substance use disorders. 247 patients were included in the study.

Fentanyl use disorder characterized by unprescribed use of transdermal patches: a case report.

Background: Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid with analgesic potency 75-100 times higher than that of morphine, and its analgesic effect is used for pain treatment, mostly in cancer patients. Using fentanyl patches may reduce misuse potential due to the transdermal route of administration, long-acting action, sustained release delivery property, and maintenance of steady-state serum concentration of the drug. Although there have been reports of transdermal fentanyl patches (TFPs) misuse via transmucosal, trans-nasal, intravenous, and oral routes of administration, fentanyl use disorder via the transdermal route is very rare.

The Validity aand Reliability of the Addiction Outcome Assessment Index (AOAI).

Objective: The objective of this study was to develop a short scale that assesses the progress and recovery in addiction treatment with respect to all relevant areas, and to determine its validity and reliability.

Method: After scanning the literature and consulting the experts, a pool of questions was. The pilot form was tested in 10 cases then a final 8-item scale was generated.

Comparison of Individuals With and Without the Risk of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Terms of Substance Use Features and Psychological Problems According to Their Substance Preferences.

Objective: There are multiple studies that show that exposure to a traumatic life event is a significant factor in the development and continuation of addiction. When post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is added to an alcohol-substance use disorder, the course of treatment is negatively affected. This study aimed to compare people with and without the risk of PTSD in terms of substance use features and psychological problems on the basis of their substance preferences.

Efficacy and Safety of Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy for Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Single-Center Experience.

Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic disease with a lifetime prevalence of 3% and is associated with severe impairment in familial and socio-occupational functioning. Gamma ventral capsulotomy (GVC) is a treatment choice in carefully chosen patients, with few published reports. In this study, we aimed to report the efficacy and safety of GVC in 21 patients with treatment-resistant OCD.

The pathway to care of patients with SUD who presented at addiction treatment centers (AMATEM) in Turkey.

Aim: Recent studies have shown that alcohol and drug use in Turkey is rising year on year. In order to prevent and treat substance use disorder (SUD), many Alcohol and Drug Research, Treatment and Training Centres (AMATEM) have been established in Turkey. The purpose of this study was to investigate the pathway to care of patients who presented at AMATEM.

Psychometric properties of the Turkish versions of the Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) and the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10) in the prison setting.

The aim of this study was to evaluate psychometric properties of the Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) and the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10) in prisoners with (n = 124) or without (n = 78) drug use disorder. Participants were evaluated with the DUDIT, the DAST-10, and the Addiction Profile Index-Short (API-S). The DUDIT and the DAST-10 were found to be psychometrically sound drug abuse screening measures with high convergent validity when compared with each other (r = 0.

The development, validity, and reliability of the Addiction Profile Index (API).

Objective: The objective of this study was to develop a practical questionnaire for multidimensional assessment of problems associated with alcohol and substance abuse that would also be useful for treatment planning.

Materials And Methods: The Addiction Profile Index (API) is a self-report questionnaire consisting of 37 items and the following 5 subscales: characteristics of substance use; dependency diagnosis; the effects of subsance use on the user; craving; motivation to quit using substances. The study included 345 alcohol and/or substance abusers from 2 addiction treatment clinics and a prison addiction service.

Cognitive behavioral therapy-based brief intervention for volatile substance misusers during adolescence: a follow-up study.

Of 62 males admitted for treatment in Turkey in 2008 with a diagnosis of volatile substance misuse (VSM) dependency, half were randomly allocated to receive a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based brief intervention and an education program and half participated only in the education program. One year after treatment, 38.2% of the experimental group and 58.

Juvenile offences among hospitalized adolescent inhalant users in Istanbul: a comparison regarding place of residence.

In this research, juvenile offenses and associated behaviors among adolescent inhalant users in Istanbul were investigated and inhalant users living in the street were compared to inhalant users living with their families. An interview questionnaire developed by the researchers was administered to 200 male adolescent inhalant users who were hospitalized during 2002-2003. More than half of the sample had committed juvenile offenses at least once in their lifetime, 16.

Dilated cardiomyopathy associated with toluene abuse.

The use of paint thinner and glue to achieve an euphoric state has been associated with serious social and health problems in children and young adults. We present the case of a 21-year-old man with dilated cardiomyopathy occurring following abuse of paint thinner and glue containing toluene as main compound. After cessation of toluene abuse, the patient recovered rapidly and completely.

[Development and reliability study of the adolescent inhalant use severity scale].

Objective: To develop a scale in order to investigate the severity of inhalant use in adolescents and to conduct reliability and validity studies of this scale.

Method: A questionnaire was developed by conducting interviews with two groups: professionals working with adolescent inhalant users and inhalant-using adolescents. This questionnaire was developed into a 21-item scale.

Public opinions and beliefs about the treatment of depression in urban Turkey.

Background: Although attitudes towards psychiatric illness influence its presentation, detection, recognition, treatment adherence and rehabilitation, the lay public's opinions and beliefs about the treatment of depression have not been investigated sufficiently.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine public opinions and beliefs about the treatment of depression and the influence of perception and causal attributions on attitudes towards treatment of depression in urban areas.

Methods: This study was carried out with a representative sample in Istanbul, which is the biggest metropolis in Turkey.

Public attitudes to depression in urban Turkey - the influence of perceptions and causal attributions on social distance towards individuals suffering from depression.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine public attitudes towards patients with depression and the influence of perception and causal attributions on social distance towards individuals suffering from depression in urban areas.

Methods: This study was carried out with a representative sample in Istanbul which is the biggest metropolis in Turkey. Seven hundred and seven subjects completed the public survey form which consisted of ten items screening the demographic features and health status of the participants, and 32 items rating attitudes towards depression.

[Tobacco, alcohol and substance use prevalence among elementary and secondary school students in nine cities of Turkey].

Objective: Previous studies in Turkey regarding substance use have failed to take into consideration the elementary school students. The purpose of the present study is to determine prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and substance use among elementary and secondary school students in Turkey.

Method: The study was conducted in 9 big cities that were selected from different geographic regions of Turkey.

Factors associated with Ecstasy use in Turkish students.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to establish the factors associated with Ecstasy use in secondary school students in Turkey.

Design, Setting And Participants: This is a survey of a representative sample drawn from cities in different geographical regions in Turkey in 1998 and 2001. The questionnaire was administered to a total of 18,556 and 11,911 10th-grade students in 1998 and 2001, respectively.

[Relatives' beliefs and attitudes towards schizophrenia: an epidemiological investigation].

Objective: To examine relatives' beliefs and attitudes towards schizophrenia.

Method: Data were derived from the demographic and schizophrenia modules of the questionnaire developed for the survey called "Attitudes Towards Mental Disorders". The questionnaire was administered 98 adult relatives of schizophrenic patients who had participated in psychiatric outpatient treatment programs in Istanbul, Izmir and Adana.

[The knowledge and attitudes of the public towards depression: an Istanbul population sample].

Objective: To assess the public's knowledge and attitudes towards depression and associated sociodemographic factors.

Method: The survey was conducted in 2000 using face-to-face interviews in the homes of 707 adults in 24 different districts of Istanbul. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the influence of sociodemographic factors on attitudes towards depression.

[Dysthymic disorder in primary health care].

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of dysthymic disorder of the primary health care level.

Method: Parts of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (i.e.