Publications by authors named "Taha Esmeray"
Article Synopsis
- Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS) is an FDA-approved non-invasive therapy that effectively treats depression and OCD.* -
- A study involving 29 OCD patients found that after 30 sessions of dTMS, all participants showed at least a 35% reduction in OCD symptoms, measured by the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS).* -
- QEEG data indicated significant decreases in theta, alpha, and beta brain rhythms, with the reduction in OCD severity linked to decreased beta activity, suggesting dTMS may alter brain oscillations related to treatment response.*
A Way to Increase the Sensitivity and Specificity of the Hamilton Depression and Anxiety Scales.
Psychiatry Clin Psychopharmacol
September 2021
Objective: The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS-17) and the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS-14) have been acknowledged as gold standards in evaluating the severity of depression and anxiety. The specificity and sensitivity of these scales in predicting somatic complaints of depression and anxiety are issues in both clinical and research areas. The present study proposes a new model to enhance the sensitivity and specificity of HDRS-17 and HARS-14 for predicting symptoms of insomnia, inappetence, and loss of libido in psychiatric patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF. Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES), is one of the clinical manifestations of conversion disorder that epileptiform discharges do not accompany. Factors capable of increasing susceptibility to these seizures have not been adequately investigated yet.
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