Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Addiction Severity Index in Male Alcohol Dependents.

Introduction: We aimed to evaluate the psychometric characteristics of the Turkish translation of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) in 115 male alcohol-dependent patients.

Method: The reliability of the instrument was assessed by measuring test-retest, interrater and internal reliabilities. In the validity analysis, the correlation coefficients between corresponding severity ratings and composite scores of each subscale and concurrent validity were assessed.

Ways of problem solving as predictors of relapse in alcohol dependent male inpatients.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to identify how remitters and relapsers view their everyday problem solving strategies.

Method: A total of 128 male alcohol dependent male inpatients who were hospitalized at the Ankara University Psychiatry Clinic, Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Unit were recruited for the study. Subjects demographic status and alcohol use histories were assessed by a self-report questionnaire.

Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of substance use in a university-student sample in Turkey.

Background: Limited data is available on substance use among university students in Turkey. This study aims to determine the prevalence of substance use among this target group.

Methods: A total of 1,720 students were surveyed to assess substance use, and relationships between sociodemographic variables and substance use were assessed using both univariate and multivariate analyses.

Alcohol use prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of alcohol use in a university student sample in Turkey.

Background: This study is a survey to determine prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of drinking problems among students from five university centres in Turkey.

Method: Using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire and the CAGE Questionnaire for alcohol use problems, 1,720 students were surveyed.

Results: Of the whole student sample 63.

Psychosocial factors in alcohol use-related problems of working youth.

This study investigated the psychosocial correlates of alcohol use related problems in a sample of 581 working adolescents (N = 4405), recruited from five vocational schools in Ankara in June 2004 with the CAGE questionnaire, The Beck Depression Inventory, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, the Spielberger State Anxiety Scale, and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. Using a multivariate analysis, the anxiety and hopelessness scores, and the length of stay in Ankara were found to be related to alcohol-use problems of the working youth. The study's limitations were noted and future research was suggested.

Validation study of the Turkish version of the Yale - Brown obsessive compulsive scale for heavy drinking in a group of male patients.

Psychometric properties of Turkish version of the Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale for heavy drinking (YBOCS-hd) were examined in alcohol-dependent male patients. Factor structure, internal consistency and discriminant validity of the YBOCS-hd were analysed in a sample of 117 male patients diagnosed with alcohol dependence. To study its convergent validity, the YBOCS-hd was correlated with the Addiction Severity Index in 34 of the patients.

Investigation of alcohol use disorders in a group of driving-while-intoxicated offenders.

This preliminary study was carried out to investigate alcohol use disorders and personality profiles in a group of driving-while-intoxicated offenders. Thirty nine volunteer offenders were assessed by CAGE, while 21 of them were assessed by SCID-I Alcohol and Drug Use Disorders module and 14 drivers completed MMPI test. According to CAGE scores, 11 was found to have an indication of alcohol problem and 7 had clinically significant alcohol use disorder.

[A study on alcohol use among working youth who are continuing apprenticeship training].

Objective: Considering both burden of entering working life and engaging in adult roles in terms of being employed, working youth forms a specific group to be handled regarding alcohol use problems. In this study it was aimed to investigate prevalence and patterns of alcohol use among youth in apprenticeship schools in central Ankara.

Method: A survey was done to investigate presence of alcohol use problems among students of five apprenticeship schools in Ankara using CAGE Questionnaire and a questionnaire form including more detailed questions about alcohol use.

Alcoholic case of central pontine myelinolysis with mainly cerebellar signs.

The etiology of central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) is usually related to rapid correction of hyponatremia and alcoholism. Here a case with CPM predominated by cerebellar signs is described, and the neuropsychological assessment of the case is presented as well. Blood biochemistry revealed a normal sodium level and neuropsychological examination revealed impairment in attention and concentration, reduced immediate memory span, and impaired delayed recall.