Publications by authors named "Merve Yalcinay-Inan"

Introduction: Chronic social-role-related stress plays a crucial role in the development and progression of mental and medical disorders, making it an important factor to consider. This study aimed to translate and validate The Chronic Stress Scale (CSS) adapted by Turner for a Turkish population and explore its role in depression, anxiety, and perceived stress.

Methods: A total of 524 participants (mean age 31.

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Cognitive function (CF) is a core feature related to all psychiatric disorders. However, self-report scales of CF (SRSC) may not always correlate with CF's objective measures and may have different mediators. Tools to select for evaluating CF in diverse psychiatric populations and their determinants need to be studied.

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Psychiatric disorders are associated with cognitive dysfunction (CD), and reliable screening and follow-up of CD is essential both for research and clinical practice globally; yet, most assessments are in Western languages. We aimed to evaluate the test-retest reliability of the Turkish version of the Penn Computerized Neurocognitive Battery (PennCNB) to guide confident interpretation of results. Fifty-eight healthy individuals completed the PennCNB Turkish version in two sessions.

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The patho-etiology of mental disorders with onset in childhood or adolescence remains largely unknown. We conducted an umbrella review of meta-analyses (MAs) on environmental factors associated with mental disorders with onset in childhood/adolescence. We searched Pubmed-MEDLINE/EMBASE/PsycInfo databases, last search April 29th, 2020.

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Background: Cognitions associated with craving and substance use are important contributors for the psychological theories of Substance use disorders (SUD), as they may affect the course and treatment. In this study, we aimed to validate Turkish version of two major scales 'Beliefs About Substance Use'(BSU) and 'Craving Beliefs Questionnaire'(CBQ) in patients with heroin use disorder and define the interaction of these beliefs with patient profile, depression and anxiety symptoms, with an aim to use these thoughts as targets for treatment.

Methods: One hundred seventy-six inpatients diagnosed with heroin use disorder and 120 participants in the healthy comparison group were evaluated with CBQ, BSU, Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and sociodemographic data questionnaire.

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Bipolar disorder is highly comorbid with anxiety disorders, however current and lifetime comorbidity patterns of each anxiety disorder and their associated features are not well studied. Here, we aimed to conduct a meta-analysis and meta-regression study of current evidence. We searched PubMed to access relevant articles published until September 2015, using the keywords "Bipolar disorder" or "Affective Psychosis" or "manic depressive" separately with "generalized anxiety," "panic disorder," "social phobia," "obsessive compulsive," and "anxiety.

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Diagnosis of cancer leads to multiple losses, all with the potential to initiate grief reactions in patients. The present study aims to contribute to the understanding of the experience of grief by patients with cancer in relation to perceptions of illness, with a focus on the mediating roles of identity centrality, stigma-induced discrimination, and hopefulness. The analyses indicated that these factors functioned as significant partial mediators.

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Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Merve Yalcinay-Inan"

  • - Merve Yalcinay-Inan's research primarily focuses on cognitive function and its relationship with psychiatric disorders, examining both subjective assessments and objective measures, and highlighting the impact of anxiety and depression on these evaluations.
  • - She has contributed to the development and validation of cognitive assessment tools in Turkish, ensuring they are reliable for both research and clinical use, particularly through studies like the Turkish translation of the Penn Computerized Neurocognitive Battery.
  • - Her work also includes extensive reviews and analyses of risk factors for mental disorders, specifically in childhood and adolescence, as well as exploring the interplay of cognition and emotion in substance use disorders, emphasizing the need for targeted treatment approaches.