Adverse Childhood Experiences and Symptom Severity in Social Anxiety Disorder: The Role of Emotion Regulation.

In this study, the relationship was examined of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) with difficulties in emotion regulation and symptom severity in individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD). The study included 71 patients diagnosed with SAD and a healthy control group of 73 subjects. Data for all the participants were collected using a sociodemographic data form, the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale, the Adverse Childhood Experiences-Turkish Form scale, and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-16.

The Relationship of Cognitive Dysfunction with Inflammatory Markers and Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Schizophrenia.

Objectives: Schizophrenia is a devastating and chronic mental disorder that affects 1% of the population worldwide. It is also associated with cognitive dysfunction and cardiovascular risk factors. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between cognitive impairment and some inflammatory markers and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in schizophrenia.

Does Decreased Vitamin D Level Trigger Bipolar Manic Attacks?

Background: Bipolar disorder is a chronic psychiatric disorder with depression and manic episodes. It is one of the leading causes of disease-related disability worldwide. Despite the presence of various alternative drug options for bipolar disorder, some patients do not adequately benefit from the treatment.

Mean platelet volume and red cell distribution width levels in initial evaluation of panic disorder.

Background: As the relationship between psychological stress and platelet activation has been widely studied in recent years, activated platelets lead to certain biochemical changes, which occur in the brain in patients with mental disorders. However, data relating to the mean platelet volume (MPV) in patients with panic disorder (PD) are both limited and controversial. Herein, we aimed to evaluate, for the first time, the red cell distribution width (RDW) levels combined with MPV levels in patients with PD.