Universal depressive symptom screening in middle schools in Istanbul: An epidemiologic study.

Introduction: Depression is a significant public health concern, with severe adolescent morbidity and mortality. Promoting adolescents' mental health is increasingly recognized, and schools are proposed as screening and preventive intervention sites. This cross-sectional study aimed to screen self-reported elevated depressive symptom prevalence among secondary school students in Istanbul, Turkey.

Prevalence of Potential Essential Tremor Cases in Turkish Adolescents According to The WHIGET Classification.

Objective: Essential tremor is the most common movement disorder diagnosed during adolescence. However, there are insufficient data about its prevalence among adolescents. This study aims to determine the prevalence of potential essential tremor cases in Turkish adolescents.

Rates of emergency room visits and hospitalizations among refugee and resident children in a tertiary hospital in Turkey.

Unlabelled: Evaluation of emergency department (ED) presentation by Syrian refugee children might provide important information about their health care needs. For this purpose, we compared ED presentation of refugee and resident children in a tertiary university hospital in Istanbul, Turkey.Electronic medical records of Syrian refugee children ≤ 18 years old presenting to the ED between January 2013 and July 2019 were retrospectively reviewed and compared with resident children.

The differences in perinatal outcomes between refugee and resident mother-infant dyads: A retrospective study in Turkey between 2013 and 2018.

In this study, we aimed to examine and compare the perinatal outcomes between refugee and resident mother-infant dyads. Data of refugee women who had given birth in a university hospital ( = 924) and matched resident mother-infant dyads ( = 957) were included. Analysis revealed higher adolescent pregnancy rates and lower rates of antenatal care attendance among refugee mothers compared to residents.