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{"title":"Optimization Strategies of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Major Depressive Disorder.","authors":"Kai-Si Wen, Wei Zheng","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.231401","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.231401","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10837582/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139681974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social Media Use Motives as Mediators of the Link Between Covert Narcissism and Problematic Social Media Use.","authors":"Young-Jin Lim","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.231162","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.231162","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The present study was carried out to investigate the mediating effect of the social media use motives between covert narcissism and problematic social media use in the Korean population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>College students using social networking service (SNS) (n = 603, 43.6% male) filled out self-report questionnaires of covert narcissism, social media use motives, and problematic social media use.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants who reported more covert narcissism reported more problematic social media use. In addition, the relations between covert narcissism and problematic social media use was mediated by information, enhancement, coping, and conformity motives.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings of this study can help to establish an intervention program -suitable for a specific population group and identify high-risk groups for problematic social media use.</p>","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10646799/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48766567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development and Validation of Coronavirus Disease 2019-Induced Perceived Stigmatization in Physicians Scale.","authors":"Muhammed Fatih Önsüz, Didem Oktar, Sevil Aydoğan Gedik, Sevda Sungur, Selma Metintaş, Ferdi Köşger, Ali Ercan Altınöz","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.221038","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.221038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>It is well-established that healthcare professionals are stigmatized by the society during infectious disease outbreaks. The present study aimed to develop a scale to measure the coronavirus disease 2019-induced perceived stigmatization in physicians and investigate its validity and reliability.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The present methodological type of study was carried out with 303 physicians working with a university hospital. The researchers drafted a 5-point Likert-type \"Coronavirus Disease 2019-Induced Perceived Stigmatization in Physicians Scale\" by using an item pool consisting of 35 items upon a review of the relevant literature. The internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha coefficient), item-total correlation coefficient, and test-retest analyses were used to assess the reliability of the scale. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were performed with an aim to evaluate the construct validity of the scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The scale consisted of 10 items and 2 domains (environmental perceived stigmatization and personally perceived stigmatization) upon completion of the scale development step. The items on the scale explained 61.66% of the total variance, where the factor loads were between 0.66 and 0.85. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the scale was 0.88, and the item-total correlation coefficients were all above 0.3. As a result of confirmatory factor analysis, the resultant model had goodness-of-fit indices with sufficient fit.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Coronavirus Disease 2019-Induced Perceived Stigmatization in Physicians Scale was a reliable and valid tool for the physicians.</p>","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10645135/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42952827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mental Health Difficulties of Turkish Healthcare Workers and Non-Healthcare Workers and Their Young Children During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.","authors":"Dilara Demirpençe Seçinti, Zeynep Seda Albayrak, Mira Vasileva, Alexandra C De Young","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.221056","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.221056","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Young children and their caregivers have faced an increased risk of developing mental health difficulties during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. However, very little is still known about the mental health of children younger than 6 years. Existing research suggests that families with caregiver/s who are healthcare workers may be at increased risk. The primary purpose of the paper is to report on the mental health difficulties experienced by young children and their caregivers in Turkey and to investigate if mental health outcomes are worse for young children and caregivers who are healthcare workers in comparison to non-healthcare workers during the first year of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An online survey was completed by 158 caregivers of children aged 1-5 years during December 2020 in Turkey. Caregivers reported on pandemic related experiences, child and parent mental health.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Up to 30% of caregivers reported their child was experiencing moderate to severe anxiety, depressive symptoms, and sleep disturbances. Between 36.2% and 39.2% of caregivers reported moderate to extremely severe levels of depression, anxiety, and/or stress symptoms. Multivariate analysis of covariance analyses found no significant differences between the healthcare worker and non-healthcare worker groups for child(<i>F</i>(4,131) = 1.037, <i>P ></i>.05) or parent mental health outcomes (<i>F</i>(3,141) = 0.712, <i>P ></i>.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study showed that one-third of children and their caregivers experienced mental health problems during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic unrelated to the caregiver's occupation in the health sector. It is important that all families with young children have access to mental health support during disruptive events.</p>","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10645124/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43236169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Commentary: Statistical Comparison Between Interview Questions and Rating Scales in Psychiatry.","authors":"Wai Tong Chien, Huanyu Mou","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.120723","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.120723","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10645125/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134650619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of Optical Coherence Tomography Findings in Antisocial Personality Disorder Patients.","authors":"Burcu Sırlıer Emir, Sevler Yıldız, Aslı Kazgan Kılıçaslan, Osman Kurt, Sinem Keser, Kerim Uğur","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.221108","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.221108","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Antisocial personality disorder is a frequently studied personality disorder, and its etiopathogenesis is still investigated. Neuroimaging demonstrated that certain regions of the brain could be associated with this disorder, and in the present study, we aimed to investigate the changes in retina, which could be considered an extension of the brain in antisocial personality disorder patients with optical coherence tomography.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study was conducted with 35 patients and 35 healthy controls. The study data were collected with the Sociodemographic and Clinical Data Form, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, and Barratt Impulsivity Scale-Short Form. Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, choroidal thickness, and macular thickness were analyzed based on optical coherence tomography.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The Beck Depression Inventory (<i>P</i> = .044), Beck Anxiety Inventory (<i>P</i> = .005), Barratt Impulsivity Scale-motor (<i>P</i> < .001), Barratt Impulsivity Scale-non-planning dimension (<i>P</i> < .001), and Barratt Impulsivity Scale-total scores (<i>P</i> < .001) of the patients were significantly higher when compared to the controls. The superior (<i>P</i> = .013) and inferior retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (<i>P</i> < .001) of the patients were significantly lower when compared to the control group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness was significantly lower in the patient group when compared to healthy controls, which suggested that it could be associated with the pathophysiology of antisocial personality disorder.</p>","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10645143/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134650620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Statistical Comparison Between Interview Questions and Rating Scales in Psychiatry.","authors":"Ömer Uysal, Reyhan İlhan, Muhammed Taha Esmeray, Mehmet Kemal Arıkan","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.231155","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.231155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Psychiatric evaluations consist of both qualitative questions and quantitative assessments, sometimes questioning the same issue. The present study attempts to investigate the statistical equivalency of several close-ended questions of a procedural psychiatric examination and rating scales addressing a similar problem.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The current retrospective analysis included 314 patients who made their first visit to a private psychiatry clinic. Subjects underwent a routine psychiatric examination, including close-ended questions and related clinical scales. Questions included sleep and sexual problems, problems in marriage, parent relationship problems, and childhood abuse. The related psychiatric scales were Jenkins Sleep Scale, Arizona Sexual Experience Scale, Dyadic Adjustment Scale, and Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, respectively. First, receiver operating curve analysis was conducted for each yes/no question and clinical scale. Then, area under curve sensitivity and specificity values were calculated. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was also performed to observe paired predictor variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among clinical questionnaires, the receiver operating curve model provided good area under curve values as prediction criteria for Dyadic Adjustment Scale (0.78; <i>P < .</i>001), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (0.74; <i>P < .</i>001), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-physical abuse (0.826; <i>P < .</i>001), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-sexual abuse (0.828; <i>P < .</i>001), Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (0.796; <i>P < .</i>001), and Jenkins Sleep Scale (0.920; <i>P < .</i>001). Multinomial logistic regression models also revealed good correct classification values for Dyadic Adjustment Scale-Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (61%), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Physical abuse-Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Sexual abuse (87.6%), and Arizona Sexual Experience Scale-Jenkins Sleep Scale (67%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>When the symptoms are investigated in general terms, the present study reveals that an experienced clinician could rely on clinical questions as much as the quantitative scales in both clinical and research domains.</p>","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10645146/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43687360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Commentary: Adaptation of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire for Use in the Republic of Georgia.","authors":"Chow Soon Ken, Ng Chong Guan","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.110723","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.110723","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10645132/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41896370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adaptation of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire for Use in the Republic of Georgia.","authors":"Maia Gabunia, Medea Zirakashvili, Nana Mebonia, Tamar Mikiahvili, Giorgi Lomidze, Bennett L Leventhal, Young Shin Kim","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.221003","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.221003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Children in low-resource countries like Georgia often have limited access to assessment measures for mental health care services. This study adapts and validates the mental health screening tool the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire for use in Georgian children.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 16 654 children were assessed by a parent and/or teacher using Georgian-adapted Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire. Receiver operating characteristic analyses were performed to assess the discriminative validity of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaires and to establish an optimal cutoff score.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Data from 15 738 parents- and 13 560 teachers-administered Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire were analyzed. The internal consistency analysis showed Cronbach's alpha to be 0.625 and 0.621 for parent- and teacher-administered Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire, respectively. The area under the curve (95% CI) shows that the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire can differentiate risk group children from typically developing peers: parent-administered questionnaires-0.629 (0.556-0.702) and teacher-administered questionnaires-0.680 (0.611-0.789). Parent-administered Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire has a cutoff value of 16 or more with 92.5% of sensitivity and teacher-administered Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire-14 or more with a sensitivity of 85.6%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study finds that the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire is a valid screening instrument and does not depend on the informant-parent or teacher. It suggests that with appropriate cultural adaptation, the SDQ can be used in the Republic of Georgia to identify children at risk for mental disorders and help guide resource allocation.</p>","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10645136/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41740226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dysfunctional Metacognitive Beliefs, Experiential Avoidance,and Behavioral Inhibition System in Depressive Disorder.","authors":"Hayriye Baykan, Merve Şahin Can","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.231144","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.231144","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs form the basis of the formation and maintenance of psychopathologies. In our study, we planned to examine the common aspects of the concepts of dysfunctional metacognition, experiential avoidance, and behavioral inhibition system in depressed patients compared to healthy individuals and their effects on each other.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Fifty-five depressed patients and as a control group 54 healthy volunteers participated in the study. Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Metacognitions Questionnaire 30, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II, and Behavioral Inhibition and Behavioral Activation Scale were used in the study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Median (minimum-maximum) Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II score was 9 (7-35) points in the control group and 30 (9-46) points in the depressed patient group (<i>P</i> < .001). A statistically significant difference between the groups was observed only in the Behavioral Activation Scale-reward responsiveness subscale, with 20 (14-30) points in the control group and 23 (13-36) points in the patient group. A statistically significant difference was observed between the groups in all Metacognitions Questionnaire 30 subscale scores (<i>P</i> < .001). A statistically significant positive correlation was found between depression scores and experiential avoidance (<i>r</i> = 0.751; <i>P</i> < .001), reward responsiveness (<i>r</i> = 0.329; <i>P</i> < .001) and metacognition subscale scores. In addition, a positive correlation was found between experiential avoidance and metacognition subscale scores (<i>P</i> < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The data we obtained support the fact that as the severity of depression increases, the patients more strongly stick to dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs, exert more frequently experiential avoidance and less often impulsive behaviors. Considering these clinical features may contribute favorably to the individualized psychotherapy process.</p>","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10645144/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47322974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}