Sheikh Shoib, Tan Weiling Amanda, Fahimeh Saeed, Ramadas Ransing, Samrat Singh Bhandari, Aishatu Yusha'u Armiya'u, Ahmet Gürcan, Miyuru Chandradasa
{"title":"Association Between Loneliness and Suicidal Behaviour: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Sheikh Shoib, Tan Weiling Amanda, Fahimeh Saeed, Ramadas Ransing, Samrat Singh Bhandari, Aishatu Yusha'u Armiya'u, Ahmet Gürcan, Miyuru Chandradasa","doi":"10.5080/u27080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5080/u27080","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Suicide is a public health issue, and there are several factors leading to suicide, like mental illness and psychosocial stressors. Actual loneliness (living alone) and subjective loneliness (feeling of being alone) and different suicidal behaviors have been reported to have some link. This scoping review aimed to assess the association between loneliness and suicidal behaviour by exploring the existing literature.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A scoping review was conducted implementing the appropriate framework and in accord with the PRISMA-ScR extension. A PubMed database search was made using a combination of terms to find publications in English from 2011 to 2021. Studies were included if they reported quantitative outcomes of the association between loneliness and suicidal experiences, including suicidal thoughts, plans, and/or attempts. Screening and data charting of the published literature was conducted by a panel of authors. The accuracy and clarity of extracted data was checked by three reviewers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 421 articles found, 31 full texts were evaluated based on exclusion and inclusion criteria, out of which, 18 papers that reported quantitative outcomes of the association between loneliness and suicidal experiences were included. We found that association between loneliness and suicidal behaviour is determined by individual, social and cultural factors. Co-existing mental illness, substance use disorder and economic hardship play an important role for the completion of suicide.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Loneliness is correlated with suicide, and the knowledge about this association could assist in the identification of suicidal individuals or those at elevated risk of suicidal behaviour. Future studies should focus on loneliness and its relation to suicidal ideation in individuals with different mental health disorders and personalities.</p>","PeriodicalId":47266,"journal":{"name":"Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi","volume":"34 2","pages":"125-132"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10468686/pdf/turkpsychiatry-34-125.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10180876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ömer Kardaş, Burcu Kardaş, Hozan Saatçioğlu, Zeki Yüncü
{"title":"Effects of Problem Solving Therapy in Substance Use Disorder in Adolescents.","authors":"Ömer Kardaş, Burcu Kardaş, Hozan Saatçioğlu, Zeki Yüncü","doi":"10.5080/u27075","DOIUrl":"10.5080/u27075","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>In this study, it was aimed to examine the effects of problem solving therapy, which is a cognitive behavioral method, on adolescents diagnosed with alcohol and substance use disorder.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A semi-structured interview and intelligence test were administered to adolescents with diagnosis of substance use disorder to identify comorbidities. 46 adolescents who met the inclusion criteria were divided into two groups. Problem solving therapy was applied to the first group for 5 weeks, once a week, while the other group continued their routine controls in the center. Beck Depression Inventory, Screen for Child Anxiety Disorders, Revised Social Problem Solving Inventory, Addiction Profile Index and Treatment Motivation Questionnaire were administered to the groups at the beginning of the study and at the end of the 5th week and the results were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sociodemographic and substance use characteristics, comorbid psychopathologies and scale mean scores of the groups in the first evaluation were found to be similar to each other. Although the depression and anxiety scores decreased significantly in both groups, no significant difference was found between the groups. Problemsolving skills and treatment motivation increased in the therapy group and decreased in the control group. The difference between groups was found to be significant (p=0.045, 0.037 for problem solving and treatment motivation respectively). While the severity of addiction decreased in therapy group, it increased in control group, but the difference was not significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study is important in that it shows that psychosocial interventions strengthen the treatment of substance use disorder in adolescents. In our country, no other study was evaluating the effects of the intervention methods in addicted adolescents was found. Future studies with larger sample sizes and where the long-term results of substance use disorder are evaluated are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47266,"journal":{"name":"Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi","volume":"34 2","pages":"100-109"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10552172/pdf/turkpsychiatry-34-100.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9688076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychosocıal Perspectıve And Suggestıons On The Penal Executıon System In The Pandemıc: The Case Of Turkey.","authors":"Hüseyin Nergiz","doi":"10.5080/u26946","DOIUrl":"10.5080/u26946","url":null,"abstract":"Dear Editor, The COVID-19 pandemic, which rapidly surrounds our world and has important effects on all aspects of life (especially psychological, social and economic), also affects individuals living in closed prisons (imprisoned, convicted individuals and institution employees), which are physically and socially isolated in different ways. So much so that the World Health Organization (WHO) states that prisons are among the risky groups due to their limited opportunities (difficulty of accessing the diagnostic tests, physical distance as an inherent requirement of the very nature of the service itself, inability to comply with the call to stay at home, etc.) (WHO 2021). With the onset of COVID-19 cases in Turkey, as in many countries, the General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses (GDPDH) under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Turkey also applied various restrictions to prevent the spread of the virus in prisons. Such liberties as the ability to act autonomously, demonstrating skills and competencies and establishing relationships with others, which Deci and Ryan (2000) define as motivating needs, were/are still significantly restricted by COVID measures. This letter aims to draw the attention of mental health professionals and relevant administrators to the penal system (from the perspective of both service recipients and employees as well as the community) by discussing the COVID-19 restrictions and possible effects, which are thought to have significant effects on the psychosocial status of individuals. PSYCHOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE AND SUGGESTIONS ON THE PENAL EXECUTION SYSTEM IN THE PANDEMIC: THE CASE OF TURKEY Open and closed visits by the families and relatives of detainees/convicts (D/Cs) were suspended during March- August 2020 and February-June 2021, except for these periods only closed visits with a maximum of 2 people were allowed twice a month (GDPDH 2021a). Like all individuals, being able to establish verbal and physical contact with their relatives is an important requirement for all D/Cs. In Fahmy's (2021) research, it was seen that the general social support from family and friends as perceived by convicts and the consistency in general and emotional social support (empathy, sharing of feelings of joy and sadness, discussing about other problems encountered in life) positively predicted mental health. From this point of view, since the quality and quantity of communication opportunities of individuals in prisons are significantly restricted, they may have negative effects. At this point, GDPDH's doubling the phone call rights and allowing D/C individuals to have 1 open and 2 closed visits a month with their 2 relatives and 1 child as of December 2021 are important initiatives to meet the need for social support (GDPDH 2021b). However, the impoverishment of individuals, especially those with poor socioeconomic status, due to the pandemic may prevent them from adequately benefiting from the right to make phone calls","PeriodicalId":47266,"journal":{"name":"Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi","volume":"34 2","pages":"140-142"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10552179/pdf/turkpsychiatry-34-140.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9798851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of the Relationship between Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Markers and Treatment Response in First-Attack Major Depression Patients: A Follow-Up Study.","authors":"Gizem Emekdar, Halil İbrahim Taş, Hilal Şehitoğlu","doi":"10.5080/u26698","DOIUrl":"10.5080/u26698","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>There is a need to biomarkers for major depression (MD). The goals of this study are to compare serum levels of oxidative stress markers malondialdehyde (MDA) and F2-isoprostane and inflammation markers tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) between patients with first-episode MD and healthy controls, to investigate the change of these markers after treatment and to investigate the relationship between levels of these markers and treatment response.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Our study was performed in 30 first-episode MD patients and 30 healthy volunteers. During the clinical evaluation Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and Clinical Global Impression Scale were applied to the participants. Serum levels of markers were measured at the baseline and after 8 weeks of treatment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared to the control group, first-episode MD patients had significantly higher IL-6, CRP and MDA levels and lower F2- isoprostane levels. There was no difference between the groups in terms of TNF-α levels. TNF-α, IL-6, MDA and F2-isoprostane levels decreased significantly after treatment, whereas there was no significant change in CRP levels with treatment. Baseline F2-isoprostane levels were found to be significantly higher in treatment responders than nonresponders (p<0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In our study, it was shown that there are irregularities related to inflammatory processes and oxidative stress in MD, even in patients who had their first-episode and did not take medication, and these irregularities can be resolved after treatment. While there was a relationship between treatment response and baseline F2-isoprostane levels, there was no relationship with other biomarkers.</p>","PeriodicalId":47266,"journal":{"name":"Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi","volume":"34 2","pages":"89-99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10552169/pdf/turkpsychiatry-34-89.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9679705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Safety Profile of Aripiprazole During Pregnancy and Lactation: Report of 2 Cases.","authors":"Manoj Kumar Sahoo, Harshita Biswas, Sandeep Grover","doi":"10.5080/u26681","DOIUrl":"10.5080/u26681","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aripiprazole, a second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) medication, is an efficacious treatment for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. However, its effects on pregnancy and lactation are not yet fully documented. Despite aripiprazole being available since 2002, there is only limited information on the risks and benefits of this treatment during pregnancy. Most of the information is limited to populationbased studies examining malformation risk or case studies or small case series. The knowledge in this topic is still insufficient and there is a need to expand the literature. In this report, we present 2 cases exposed to aripiprazole during pregnancy and lactational period. In both our cases of aripiprazole exposure, no teratogenic effects were reported, and it was reassuring that the mothers did not develop gestational diabetes. However, both patients reported lactation failure. Keyword: Mental illness, antipsychotics, aripiprazole, pregnancy.</p>","PeriodicalId":47266,"journal":{"name":"Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi","volume":"34 2","pages":"133-135"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10552177/pdf/turkpsychiatry-34-133.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9688074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of CBT on Metacognitive Beliefs in Depressive Disorders.","authors":"Aarzoo Gupta, Santha Kumari","doi":"10.5080/u26398","DOIUrl":"10.5080/u26398","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Metacognitive beliefs operate through cognitive attentional syndrome, where attention concentrated on negative automatic thoughts results in rumination. This perseverative thinking style manifesting in the form of rumination and worry intensifies depression. This study aims to assess the effect of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) on metacognitive beliefs, symptom severity, quality of life, and functionality. A pre-post study design comparing CBT-alone and CBT-with-medication was employed using purposive sampling to recruit 40 participants diagnosed with depressive disorders. All the participants received 10 sessions of CBT. Pre and post assessment measures were Beck Depression Inventory-II, Metacognitive Questionnaire-30, World Health Organization Quality of Life- Brief, and Global Assessment of Functioning. Paired t-test analysis revealed significant difference on outcome measures in both groups. Between-subject analysis revealed that the CBT-alone group was not significantly different in terms of improvement than CBT-withmedication group even when confounding variables were statistically controlled by way of testing analysis of covariance and propensity score match (nearest neighbour match). Keywords: Cognitive behaviour therapy, metacognition, depressive disorders, metacognitive beliefs, depression, quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":47266,"journal":{"name":"Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi","volume":"34 2","pages":"8-88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10552176/pdf/turkpsychiatry-34-80.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9688080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Psychiatry: Benefits and Concerns-An essay from a disputed 'author'.","authors":"Yavuz Ayhan","doi":"10.5080/u27365","DOIUrl":"10.5080/u27365","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47266,"journal":{"name":"Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi","volume":"34 2","pages":"65-67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10552174/pdf/turkpsychiatry-34-65.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9741332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Role of Cannabis in the Development of Psychosis","authors":"Aygün Ertuğrul, Özge Türkoğlu","doi":"10.5080/u27122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5080/u27122","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47266,"journal":{"name":"Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135710639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}