Relationship Between Emotion Regulation Difficulties and Gambling Tendencies of University Students.

Objective: This study aims to examine the relationship between university students' difficulties regulating emotions and their tendency to gamble.

Method: The population of this cross-sectional and correlational study consisted of 69,000 undergraduate level students studying at three state universities in three different provinces in Turkey between February-September 2022. Based on the calculation using the sampling method of the known population, study data were collected face-to-face from 750 students.

Gaming Disorder Scale for Parents: Reliability and Validity Study of the Turkish Form.

Objective: This study aimed to conduct the validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of the Gaming Disorder Scale for Parents (GADIS-P).

Methods: In this methodological study, the study sample consisted of 345 parents who had children within the age range of 10-17 years who played digital games. The study data were collected through the Gaming Disorder Scale for Parents, the Scale for Determining Parents' Perceptions of Computer Game Addiction, and the Digital Parenting Attitude Scale.

Turkish validity and reliability of Type-1 Diabetes Stigma Assessment Scale.

Objective: The objective of the study was to carry out validity and reliability of Type 1 Diabetes Stigma Assessment Scale (DSAS-1) in Turkish.

Methods: The methodological study was conducted between December 2017 and May 2019, with 147 patients with Type 1 diabetes who applied to the Endocrinology, Internal Medicine policlinics of a Training and Research Hospital. The data were collected with the Introductory Information Form and DSAS-1.

Evaluating the Social Anxiety Depression Levels and Accompanying Psychosocial Problems in Children Diagnosed with Enuresis.

Introduction: This study was conducted to evaluate the accompanying psychosocial problems in enuresis as well as the social anxiety-depression levels in children diagnosed with enuresis.

Methods: This descriptive study investigating depression and social anxiety levels of children diagnosed with enuresis was carried out with 167 children who were followed up for at least six months following their enuresis diagnosis. All participating children had no other physical or mental illnesses and were aged five years or older.

Analysis of Substance Use and Mental Disorder Diagnoses in Adolescents with a History of Delinquency: a Cross-sectional Study.

This study aimed to evaluate substance use and comorbid mental disorders in delinquent adolescents presenting to a child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient clinic. This study included 47 adolescents aged 15-18 years and had a history of delinquency. Data were collected using the Addiction Profile Index Adolescent Form (API-A) and an information form.

Relationship Between Caregivers' Care Burden and Their Social Functioning Perceptions Toward Addicted Patients: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Aim: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between social functioning perceptions of the caregivers toward their patients, and their perceived care burden.

Method: The descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational study was carried out between September 2017-September 2019 using two measurement tools, in addition to an introductory information form: the Burden Interview and Social Functioning Scale The study was conducted with caregivers of the 76 addict outpatients and inpatients of the Alcohol and Substance Addiction Treatment Center of a university hospital in Turkey. The study data were evaluated using descriptive statistical analysis and correlation analysis.

University Students' Attitudes About Violence Against Women in the Name of Honor.

Objective: This research was conducted to determine attitudes of university students toward violence aganist women in the name of honor.

Method: This cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted with university students in Turkey. In addition to demographic information gathering, the following instruments were used to measure student attitudes: Introductory Information Form, Attitudes Toward Honor Scale, and Attitudes Toward Violence Against Women Scale.

The relationship between university students' childhood traumas and their body image coping strategies as well as eating attitudes.

Background: This study examined the relationship between university students' childhood traumas and their body image coping strategies as well as eating attitudes.

Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational study was conducted with 654 students who were selected from 6240 university students enrolled during the spring semester of the 2017-2018 academic year and determined using the stratified and simple random sampling method. Introductory Information Form, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), Body Image Coping Strategies Inventory (BICSI), and Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) were used.

Professional values and professional quality of life among mental health nurses: A cross-sectional study.

This study aims to investigate the relationship between the professional values and professional quality of life of nurses working in mental health units. This descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational study was conducted with a sample of 120 nurses working in mental health units of one regional, one public, and one university hospital in western Turkey. Data were collected using an introductory information form, the Nurses Professional Values Scale-Revised, and the Professional Quality of Life-IV Scale.

Stigmatization and Social Functioning Levels of Patients With Alcohol Use Disorders.

Aim: The aim of this stu dy was to determine the levels of internalized stigma and social functioning of patients with alcohol use disorders.

Method: The study is cross-sectional and descriptive. The data were collected between August 2017 and August 2018 using face-to-face interviews with 104 alcohol-dependent patients who were undergoing inpatient treatment.

Emotional intelligence and personality characteristics of psychiatric nurses and their situations of exposure to violence.

Purpose: To examine the relationship between the emotional intelligence and sociotropic-autonomic personality characteristics of nurses working in psychiatry clinics and their exposure to violence.

Design And Methods: In this study, 103 nurses working in a mental health community hospital in Turkey were surveyed. The research data were collected using the Emotional Intelligence Evaluation Scale, the Sociotropy-Autonomy Scale, and the Personal Information Form.

The caregiver burden and the psychosocial adjustment of caregivers of cardiac failure patients.

Objective: This cross-sectional, descriptive study evaluated the relationship between the caregiver burden and the psychosocial adjustment of caregivers to cardiac failure patients.

Methods: Between November 18, 2015 and March 1, 2016, a preliminary information form, the Caregiver Burden Scale, and the Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale were used to assess the caregivers of 200 patients being treated in the cardiology service of a university hospital.

Results: Among the caregivers, 75% were primary or secondary school graduates, 36% were housewives, and 43% were the patients' spouse.

Traumatic growth and psychological resilience status of female victims of violence inpatients in a district psychiatric hospital.

The aim of this study was to examine the traumatic mental growth and psychological resilience status of females who were receiving inpatient treatment at a district mental health hospital and had a history of being subjected to violence. One hundred-twenty female patients with a history of exposure to violence participated in the study. An introductory information form, the Traumatic Growth Inventory (TGI) and the Psychological Resilience Scale for Adults (PRSA) were used for data collection.

Metabolic Side Effects in Patients Using Atypical Antipsychotic Medications During Hospitalization.

The current research evaluated metabolic side effects in inpatients (N = 271) using atypical antipsychotic medications in a psychiatric hospital in Turkey between June and December 2016. Data were collected via an information form created after reviewing the literature at the time of patients' hospitalization and discharge. According to the analysis, 73.

An Investigation of Cardiovascular Risks in a Group of Children and Adolescents Who Use Atypical Antipsychotics.

This study was conducted to identify the metabolic parameters and body measurements associated with cardiovascular risks in a group of children and adolescents who as part of inpatient treatment received atypical antipsychotics at a psychiatric hospital in Turkey. Body mass indexes (BMIs), waist circumferences (WCs), diastolic blood pressures (DBPs), systolic blood pressures (SBPs) and heart rates (HRs) of the patients were evaluated during hospitalization and at discharge. A statistically significant difference was found among the mean BMIs, WCs, DBPs and HRs of the patients at the stages of their hospitalization and discharge (p < 0.

Profiles of the Patient Who Had Compulsory Hospitalization in a District Psychiatric Hospital.

Objective: It aims to examine the profiles of patients who were treated with compulsory hospitalization between 2011 and 2015 in a district psychiatric hospital.

Method: In this retrospective and cohort study, hospital records gathered from 202 adult patients who were treated with compulsory hospitalization in units with a bed between 2011 and 2015 in a district psychiatric hospital were examined. In this study, profiles and socio-demographic features of the patients with compulsory hospitalization were evaluated by 23 closed-end and open-ended questions prepared by researchers.

Difficulties experienced by caregivers of patients diagnosed with osteogenesisimperfecta (OI): example of a hospital.

Objective: To identify the difficulties experienced by medical caregivers of inpatients diagnosed with osteogenesisimperfecta.

Methods: The descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted at a university hospital in western Turkey from April to May, 2012, and comprised relatives providing care to patients who were diagnosed with osteogenesisimperfecta and were being treated in the paediatric endocrinology unit. Data was collected via face-to-face interviews with patient relatives.

The impact of psycho-educational training on the psychosocial adjustment of caregivers of osteogenesis imperfecta patients.

Objective: To investigate the impact of a psycho-educational program developed for the caregivers of patients diagnosed with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI).

Methods: The participants consisted of 16 caregivers. The study was designed as a quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test type study consisting of 10 semi-structured three-hour training sessions.

[The attitudes nurses working at psychiatric hospitals in Turkey have towards forensic psychiatric patients and the associated factors].

Objective: To determine the attitudes nurses working at psychiatric hospitals in Turkey have towards forensic psychiatric patients and the associated factors.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study included 620 nurses working at 8 psychiatric hospitals in Turkey that completed ≥80% of the Nurses' Attitudes Towards Forensic Psychiatric Patients Scale (NAFPPS). Data were evaluated based on number-percentage distribution, and the relationship between variables was examined via t-test, variance analysis, and correlation analysis.

[Confirmatory factor analysis of schizotypal personality traits in university students].

Objective: Investigating the factor structure of schizotypal traits in normal population is important to describe the clinical phenotypes associated with susceptibility to schizophrenia. Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) is a commonly used self-rated measure to assess schizotypal traits. While Raine's three-factorial model is most commonly supported model explaining factor structure of schizotypal traits, there is also evidence supporting alternative models.

Effect of age and gender on schizotypal personality traits in the normal population.

Aim: There is some evidence that age and gender influence expression of schizotypal traits in the normal population. One important limitation of previous studies, however, is the restricted age range of subjects. The aim of the present study was therefore to investigate the effect of gender and age on schizotypal personality features.