[Smoking prevalence of elementary school students in Manisa].

Introduction: In this study it is aimed to evaluate the prevalence of smoking, factors affecting smoking status, and the attitudes of the elementary school students towards the smoking prohibition law which was approved in July 2009, in city.

Materials And Methods: The universe of this descriptive study was 6th-7th-8th class, 8236 urban and 4937 semi-urban, total 13.173 elementary schools students in city center.

Postpartum depression: is mode of delivery a risk factor?

There are various factors related to postpartum depression. In this study we have aimed to determine the effect of mode of delivery on the risk of postpartum depression. A total of 318 women who applied for delivery were included in the study.

Risk factors for delaying treatment seeking in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Background: Despite the multiple alternatives of treatment, it is well known that patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) delay seeking treatment. In this study, the aim was to determine the risk factors for delaying treatment seeking in OCD patients.

Methods: The sample consisted of 132 OCD who completed the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale, Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale Symptom Checklist, and Beck Depression Inventory.

Evaluation of sleep quality and anxiety-depression parameters in asthmatic children and their mothers.

Background: Having a child with a chronic disease may cause anxiety and depression and impair the sleep quality in the mothers. The aim of this study was to evaluate sleep quality in asthmatic children and their mothers as well as the status of anxiety-depression in the mothers.

Methods: Study group consisted of 75 asthmatic children aged between 7 and 16 years (mean+/-SD 8.

Prevalence of pseudoneurologic conversion disorder in an urban community in Manisa, Turkey.

Background: There is not a wide agreement upon rate of conversion disorder within Turkish population. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of conversion disorder with pseudoneurological symptoms or deficits and related risk factors in a city.

Method: In total, 1,086 people, aged 15-65 years old, were selected from the city of Manisa, Turkey to take part in the study.