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The present study aimed to explore the link between anxiety, depression, psychological resilience, and somatization in individuals diagnosed with Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD), a significant psychiatric condition of both individual and societal importance, whose origins remain unknown. Forty male patients with ASPD and 40 healthy controls participated in this research. Various assessments including Sociodemographic forms, Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Somatization Scale were administered to all participants. The findings revealed that individuals diagnosed with ASPD exhibited notably lower scores in RSA-structural style, future perception, family cohesion, self-perception, social inadequacy, social resources subscales, and overall RSA-total score compared to the control group. Moreover, the patient group demonstrated significantly higher scores in the Somatization scale, BDI, and BAI compared to the control group. The study also identified significant negative correlations between RSA-total and Somatization scale (r=-0.450, p=0.004), as well as significant positive correlations between Somatization scale and BDI (r=0.644, p<0.05) and BAI (r=0.609, p<0.05). Furthermore, a substantial positive correlation was established between BAI and BDI (r=0.878, p<0.05). In conclusion, individuals with ASPD displayed lower psychological resilience and higher levels of somatization, depression, and anxiety symptoms. Considering these outcomes, the assessment of psychotherapeutic and medical interventions for individuals with ASPD could prove beneficial. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Amaç: Bu çalışma psikiyatri servisinde tedavi gören psikotik olan ve olmayan hasta gruplarını DCPR sendromları ve Tip D kişilik açısından karşılaştırmayı, hastalık şiddeti ile Psikosomatik Araştırmalar için Tanı Ölçütleri(DCPR) sendromları ve Tip D kişilik arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olup olmadığını araştırmayı amaçlamıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Psikiyatri servisinde yatmakta olan 200 erişkin hasta alınmıştır. Hastalar psikotik olan (n:98) ve olmayan (n:102) şeklinde gruplandırılmıştır. Katılımcılara Sosyodemografik Veri Formu, Kısa Psikiyatrik Değerlendirme Ölçeği(KPDÖ), Tip D kişilik ölçeği ve DCPR Sendromları için yarı yapılandırılmış klinik görüşme uygulanmıştır. Bulgular: Ölüm Korkusu ve Süreğen Somatizasyon sendromlarının psikotik olmayan grupta anlamlı oranda yüksek olduğu saptanmıştır. Tip D kişiliği oluşturan alt bileşenler gruplar arasında ayrı ayrı değerlendirildiğinde, Olumsuz Duygulanım puanlarının psikotik bozukluğu olmayanlarda anlamlı düzeyde yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Psikotik bozukluğu olanlarda KPDÖ puanları ile Ölüm Korkusu, Psikiyatrik Bozukluğa İkincil İşlevsel Somatik Belirtiler, Demoralizasyon ve Tip D kişilik varlığı arasında anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmıştır. Sonuç: DCPR ile değerlendirilen hastalar psikotik olup olmamalarına göre farklı DCPR sendromları tanılarını daha fazla oranda almışlardır. Psikotik Bozukluğu olanlarda DCPR sendromları hastalığın şiddetini göstermede bir yordayıcı olabilir.

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Objective: There are few studies in the literature on somatic symptoms and related disorders (SSRD) in children. The aim of this study is to investigate emotional and behavioral difficulties, self-esteem, psychopathology, and clinical characteristics in children with somatic symptoms. Method: This study included 44 children with recurrent and distressing somatic complaint(s) and 49 healthy children. The diagnosis of SSRD was evaluated in detail according to DSM-5 criteria. Self-esteem, emotional and behavioral difficulties, and somatization were assessed using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and Children's Somatization Inventory (CSI-24), respectively. Results: Children with somatization had significantly greater rates of having at least one comorbid mental disorder, emotional symptoms scores, and peer relationship problems. On the other hand, these children's prosocial behavior scores (Strengths Score), self-esteem scores, and academic performance were significantly lower than the control group. In addition, children with SSRD had more disadvantaged familial characteristics such as low father education, high family history of psychiatric and medical illness and somatization, high marital problems, and domestic violence. Conclusions: This study revealed that somatization in children is associated with increased emotional, peer, and academic problems and psychopathology rates, and low self-esteem and prosocial behaviors. In clinical practice, it would be advisable to evaluate thoroughly children with SSRD in terms of familial disadvantages, emotional, peer, and academic problems, and psychopathology, rather than focusing solely on somatic symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Hypochondria is at the center of debates about the mind-body problem in that those individuals with this symptom experience physical complaints in the absence of ‘real’ illness. The study examined how individuals with hypochondriac complaints experience their ‘illnesses’ or anxiety about it. Also, how they establish their interpersonal relationships with the people they get reassurance, especially with physicians, was understood. The sample consisted of 14 individuals with high health anxiety, and their ages were between 19-55 years old. The data were collected through face-to-face semi-structured interviews. The Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis method, which offers a systematic approach to study participants’ subjective experiences, was used. As a result, four superordinate themes emerged: ‘Causal attributions of health anxiety: Loss at the core as unfinished business,’ ‘Being drawn into a vortex of symptoms,’ ‘Endless calls to experts for naming own experiences and eliminating uncertainty,’ and ‘Every cloud has a silver lining: Benefits of being/feeling ill.’ The findings are important for both mental and physical health professionals working with these individuals since the experts’ physical-psychological distinction does not correspond with the reality of those people. The prominence of a loss experience that these people associate with the onset of their symptoms also points to the importance of dwelling on the issue of loss while working with these people. In addition, it was observed that the information given to the participants about their health status had a short-term relaxing effect, and they had an ongoing search for “what their illnesses are.” For this reason, it was thought that providing information that the physical symptoms do not indicate a serious situation at the focus of the treatments applied would not work. In conclusion, it is possible to say that therapists working with patients with hypochondria should help them understand the continuity of their desire to know what is happening in them after establishing a therapeutic alliance with the patient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Somatizasyon ve duygusal öz farkındalık kavramları üzerinden makine öğrenmesi yöntemlerinden biri olan gözetimli öğrenmenin sınıflandırma algoritmaları ile bireylerin şiddet mağduriyetlerinin tahmin edilmesi amacını taşıyan bu çalışma 149 (%27) erkek ve 403 (%73) kadın olmak üzere toplam 552 katılımcıdan oluşmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama araçları olarak Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Somatizasyon Ölçeği ve A Duygusal Öz Farkındalık Ölçeği-10 (A-DÖFÖ-10) kullanılmıştır. Makine öğrenmesinde sıkça kullanılan sınıflandırma algoritmalarından K-En Yakın Komşu, destek vektör makinaları, Naive Bayes ve lojistik regresyon kullanılmış; ilgili sınıflayıcıların performans karşılaştırması model başarım ölçütlerine göre yapılmıştır. Doğruluk ve f1-skoru değerleri göz önüne alındığında en iyi sınıflama performansı 0.74 doğruluk ve 0.82 f1-skoru değeri ile Lojistik Regresyondan elde edilmiştir. Bu doğrultuda somatizasyon ve duygusal öz farkındalık kavramları üzerinden makine öğrenmesi yöntemleri ile bireylerin şiddet mağduriyetlerinin belirli bir doğruluk oranında tahmin edilebildiğini söylemek mümkündür.

Somatizasyon değişik olgularla ilişkilendirilmekte, bu alanda yapılan çok sayıda kültürel çalışma somatik belirtilerin ruhsal hastalıkların dışavurumu olduğunu ve kültüre bağlı olarak şekillendiğini göstermektedir. Frigofobi, soğuk almaktan aşırı korkma olarak tanımlanmakta ve kültürle ilişkili özel bir sendrom olarak kabul edilmektedir. Bu makalede ev ziyareti sırasında belirlenen iki frigofobi olgusu sunulmuştur. Ancak, yaşam kalitesini önemli ölçüde düşüren ve sosyal izolasyona neden olan bu durum özgül fobi olarak tanı almamıştır.

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, baş ağrısının en sık iki nedeni olan gerilim tipi baş ağrısı (GTB) ve migren tipi baş ağrısı (MTB) tanılı hastalarda psikiyatrik yükü Ruhsal hastalıkların Tanısal ve Sayımsal El Kitabı (DSM) ve Psikosomatik Araştırmalar için Tanı Ölçütleri görüşmesi (DCPR) sınıflandırma sistemleriyle karşılaştırmak ve bu hastalara yaklaşımda katkı sağlayabilmektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya Erenköy Ruh ve Sinir Hastalıkları Hastanesine başvurup Uluslararası Başağrısı Bozukluklarının Sınıflandırması (International Classification of Headache Disorders) (ICHD-II)’ye göre GTB ve MTB tanısı konmuş, gönüllülük esasına göre bilgilendirilmiş onam formunu imzalayıp rızası alınmış 100 hasta örneklem grubunu oluşturarak dahil edildi. Hastalara Bilgilendirilmiş onam formu, Veri toplama formu, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I) Ölçeği, yapılandırılmış DCPR görüşmesi uygulandı. Bulgular: Çalışmamızda 100 baş ağrısı hastasına hem SCID hem de DCPR uygulandı. SCID görüşmesi sonrasında, MTB tanılı hastaların %35’inde, GTB tanılı hastalarının %42.5’unda psikiyatrik hastalık varlığı saptandı. SCID ile 38 hasta tanılandırılırken, DCPR ile 95 hasta tanılandırılmıştır. SCID ile tanı kon(a)mayan hastaların %93.5’ine (58 hastaya), SCID ile tanı konanların %97.4’üne (37 hastaya) DCPR ile tanı konmuştur. SCID ile tanı konabilmiş fakat DCPR ile tanı konamamış sadece 1 hasta (%2.6) bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Baş ağrılarında, DCPR sınıflandırma sistemi, DSM sınıflandırmasına göre daha fazla sayıda hastaya tanı koymaktadır.

Objective: Somatization is a psychiatric condition characterized by recurring somatic symptoms that cannot be fully explained by the general medical condition of the individual and are not attributable to another mental disorder. There are physical, psychological and social factors that affect somatic symptoms of individuals. The aim of this study is to screen somatic symptoms of patients admitted to our clinic and to investigate the relationship between scanning results and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 414 participants aged 18-65 years who admitted to the Family Medicine Clinic of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Medical Faculty between February 2018 and November 2018. Sociodemographic data form and SCL90-R (Symptom Checklist 90-Revised) psychological symptom screening test was applied to the participants through face to face interview method. Results: Of all the participants, 256 (61.8%) were female and 158 (38.2%) were male and the mean age was 33.7±13.6 years. Of all the participants, 47.3% were university graduates or had a higher educational background. The mean score of the somatization subscale of the SCL90-R screening test was 1.0±0.6. The factors increasing the somatic symptoms were female gender, increasing number of children, being an immigrant, decreasing education level, increasing amount of drug use, increasing number of applications to health institutions, and implementation of alternative medicine techniques, presence of mental illness in families and their relatives. Conclusions: In the present study, the prevalence of somatic symptoms was found to be high and clinically significant. In particular, the social position of women in Turkey, their lifestyles, and their specific characteristics such as using body language more are associated with high somatic symptoms. Emotional disability caused by migrations makes individuals be at greater risk in terms of somatization. The personality development that increases with the education level and increased communication skills reduce the risk of somatization. Symptoms of patients who frequently use health care and treatment options and apply alternative medicine are more significant in terms of somatization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Amaç:Eş şiddeti toplumun her kesiminde değişik oranlarda görülmektedir ve orta-uzun vadede çok farklı sağlık sorunlarına neden olabilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, Adli Tıp Polikliniğine eşinden/partnerinden şiddet görme nedeniyle başvuran olguların son bir yıl içindeki hastane başvurularını değerlendirerek; şiddet mağdurlarının sağlık sorunlarını ortaya koymak ve şiddet ile ilişkisini belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: 01 Haziran 2014-31 Mayıs 2017 tarihleri arasında Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Adli Tıp Polikliniğine eş/partner şiddeti nedeniyle başvuran olguların demografik verileri yanı sıra, hastanemiz hasta kayıt sisteminden; her bir olgunun adli tıp polikliniğine başvurusundan önceki son bir yılda diğer poliklinik/klinik başvuruları geriye doğru incelenmiştir. Bulgular:Belirtilen tarihlerde polikliniğimize başvuran toplam 3966 olgu arasından 198 olgu (%5) eşi tarafından fiziksel şiddete maruz kalmıştı. Olguların 177’si (%89.4) kadın, 21’i (%10.6) erkekti. Yaş ortalaması 35.2±10.5 (aralık 17-76) olup, en fazla olgu %37.4 oranıyla 30-39 yaş grubundaydı. Rapor talep eden birim 115 olgu ile en fazla savcılık adına polis merkezleri idi. Olguların son bir yıl içinde hastanemizin değişik birimlerine başvuru sayısının ortalaması 7.5 ± 8.5 bulundu. Olguların yıllık başvurusunda; tek bir poliklinikten 10 farklı polikliniğe kadar farklı başvuruları olabildiği, 1 ile 10 farklı semptom/yakınma ile başvurdukları tespit edildi. Yakınma ve semptomların en sık kas iskelet sistemi, gastrointestinal sistem ve psikiyatrik yakınma ve semptomlar olduğu görüldü. 39 yaş ve altındaki genç grubun başvuru sayısının istatistiksel olarak daha fazla olduğu görüldü. Tartışma ve Sonuç: Eş şiddetine maruz kalanların büyük çoğunluğunu kadınlar oluşturmaktadır. Şiddet mağdurlarının psikosomatik semptom ve yakınmalarla yıllık hastane başvuruları 10’un üzerinde olabilmektedir. 39 yaş ve altı olguların görece fazlalığı; şiddetin bedenselleştirilerek ifade edilmesi...

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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to gain a better understanding of cross-cultural differences in somatization, depression, and anxiety. Method: The author compared the factor structure of depression, anxiety, and somatization across Turkey and the U.S.A., and investigated the metric invariance of the instruments used to measure these constructs. Data from 778 Turkish and U.S.A. participants were used for the analyses. Results: It was found that depression, somatization, and anxiety are three distinct but related constructs for both Turkish and U.S.A. participants. It was also found that the instruments, namely the Beck Depression Inventory-ll, Trait subscale of the State Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Symptom Check List 90-R Somatization subscale, do not have metric invariance across the two cultures. These instruments do not measure the same construct across Turkey and the U.S.A. Conclusion: The results we re consistent with the way depression, anxiety, and somatization are conceptualized in the DSM-IV as separate constructs, but contradicted Krueger et al.'s findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common but often misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed neurological movement disorder characterized by disagreeable sensations in the legs that occur at rest and are relieved by movement. RLS has been reported to be associated with depression and anxiety. The reason for the comorbidity of RLS and depression is not yet known. Somatization has been described as the experience and communication of psychological distress in the form of physical symptoms. Somatic symptoms scores in the RLS patients were found high. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of RLS with depression and the other psychological symptoms, especially somatization. Method: The study population consisted of 20 patients who met the diagnostic criteria for International RLS Study Group (IRLSSG) RLS and 20 healthy control subjects. Patients with RLS were excluded if they had secondary forms of RLS. Each subject completed 3 questionnaires, which included the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D), Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HAM-A) and Symptom Checklist-go Revised (SCL-90R) for investigation of depression and other psychological symptoms. The results were evaluated by an experienced psychiatrist. Results: There were 20 RLS patients (16 female, 4 male), with a mean age of 39.9 (mm-max: 21-65) years, and 20 matched healthy subjects (14 female, 6 male) in the control group, with a mean age of 34.5 (mm-max: 20-52) years. The Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression and Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety scores of RLS patients were statistically significantly higher than those in the control group, but in the symptom checklist-90R only somatization and eating/sleep disorder scores were higher in the RLS patients than those scores in the controls. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups for the other symptoms including depression. Conclusions: We demonstrated somatization to be a more predominant symptom than depression in RLS patients according to the SCL-90R scores. Patients with RLS should be carefully evaluated for somatic symptoms. RLS patients may be misdiagnosed as having depression because of the biases of questionnaires for evaluating depression. In future studies, the depression scales without psychomotor and somatic symptom parameters can be used to explore the relationship between depression and RLS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]