The effect of psychoeducation on anxiety and pain in patients with mastalgia.

Background: Mastalgia is a debilitating disorder, which has serious effects on one's daily life and causes significant medical costs.

Aim: Mastalgia patients determine the overall approach and improve the quality of life of patients.

Methods: In this study, the outcomes of psychoeducation on anxiety and pain in a group of patients with mastalgia without an organic etiology have been investigated.

Relation of serum cortisol to delirium occurring after acute coronary syndromes.

Background: Delirium can be associated with cardiac system disorders. Stress plays an important role in the pathogenesis of postoperative delirium. Cortisol is one of the most important stress hormones in humans.

A controlled study of psychiatric manifestations and electroencephalography findings in chronic kidney disease patients with Sagliker syndrome.

Sagliker syndrome (SS) is a novel syndrome that was described in 2004 in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of this study was to assess psychiatric evaluations and electroencephalography (EEG) findings of patients with CKD and SS to compare them with patients with CKD having characteristics similar to that of the study group, in terms of age and gender. The study group comprised 13 patients with CKD and SS.

Health-related quality of life of patients with epilepsy in Turkey.

The aim of this study was to measure the health related quality of life (HRQOL) of epilepsy patients and to compare it with that of a healthy control group. The evaluation included the effects of the type of seizure, duration of seizure and medical treatment on the quality of life of the patients. The group studied consisted of 221 participants (121 epilepsy patients and 100 healthy control individuals) who completed a sociodemographic data form and who were administered the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-100) scale.

Prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder in Turkish university students and assessment of associated factors.

Background: Many students who begin university at risky periods for OCD development cannot meet the new challenges successfully. They often seek help and apply to the university health center for psychiatric distress. We aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) at students of the Cukurova University in this cross sectional study.

Health-related quality of life in patients with conversion disorder with seizures.

Objective. The concept of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) is important for both the prevention and progress of psychiatric diseases. In the literature, we are aware that there are a few studies on HRQOL among patients with conversion disorder with seizure.