An Evaluation of Psychogenic Predictors of Non-Organic Erectile Dysfunction.

Erectile dysfunction is a significant problem, which diminishes the quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of childhood trauma and attachment styles in the aetiology of psychogenic erectile dysfunction. The study included 80 participants (40 patients who presented with the complaint of erectile dysfunction, were not determined with an organic pathology, and were diagnosed with erectile dysfunction according to the DSM-5 criteria; and a control group of 40 healthy subjects.

Efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation in treatment-resistant depression.

Background: The use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in the add-on treatment of patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is becoming more common. This study aims to investigate the efficacy of TMS on depression and accompanying anxiety symptoms among patients with TRD.

Methods: The current study was conducted with 38 patients diagnosed with TRD.

Effect of Psychodrama Group Therapy on Remission and Relapse in Opioid Dependence.

Introduction: Relapse is one of the most common problems in the addiction treatment. The aim of this study was to increase the remission rates, reduce relapse rates and investigate the effect of psychodrama on depression, anxiety and locus of control after treatment in a group of inpatients diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD).

Method: The study was started with 13 inpatients diagnosed with OUD and completed with six members.

Sympathetic Skin Response in Social Anxiety Disorder and Its Relationship with Empathy Skills, Alexithymia.

Introduction: Psycho-behavioral studies have shown that sympathetic skin response (SSR), which is an indicator of sympathetic function, is associated with emotional responses. It has been reported that SSR, which is claimed to be a biological indicator of empathy, has increased in Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between SSR and alexithymia, empathy in patients with SAD.

Manic episode following deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus for Parkinson's disease: a case report.

Aim: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is an established therapy for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) associated with motor complications of long term L-dopa treatment.

Material And Methods: Here we report two cases with DBS- induced manic episode, focusing on the functional and anatomic correlates of psychiatric adverse effects of STN stimulation.

Results: We present two cases of PD with motor complications due to long term L-dopa treatment that developed their first episodes of mania with psychotic symptoms after bilateral STN-DBS implantation.

Situation awareness in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Past studies have suggested that OCD patients suffer memory impairment on tasks using complex stimuli that require memory for combined elements to be maintained, but not for more simplistic memory tests. We tested this with 42 OCD patients and 42 healthy controls performed a computerized situation awareness task. In addition, participants completed the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) and Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (MOCI).