Ciğdem Dereboy

• Doctor of Psychology
• Professor at Adnan Menderes University

Personality and personality disorders are significant areas of interest for academic and clinical psychology. It has been stated in the literature that the categorical personality disorder diagnosis systems used today have many limitations. Problems such as the frequent diagnosis of more than one personality disorder and the lack of a standard meas...

Objective: To review and summarize data on the prevalence of overall personality disorder extracted from SCID-II (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III Axis II Disorders) studies conducted in Turkey with samples consisting of mental health consumers, and also to elaborate on the level and sources of heterogeneity. Method: MEDLINE, WOS, PsycI...

Objective: This study was conducted longitudinally with the aim of investigating the relationship between different types of childhood trauma and DSM-IV personality disorders. Method: The research's data were collected from 120 patients who were treated in a psychiatric clinic and a polyclinic between 2010-2013 at a university in the west. Patients...

This study addresses longitudinal, expert, all data (LEAD) validity and reliability of the personality functioning ratings in Turkey, which are essential in assessing Criterion A for the entire DSM-5 alternative model for personality disorders (AMPD) diagnoses. A total of 120 consenting patients recruited at a university psychiatry clinic were rate...

Background Data from Turkey on prevalence of personality disorders (PD) in the normal population are sparse. Aims The present study conducted in a community sample aimed to investigate personality disorders in terms of prevalence, associated risk factors and personality dimensions. Methods A stratified sampling procedure allowed us to compose a s...

To assess how quality of life is affected among reproductive age women from the presence of anxiety and depression symptoms and the risk factors related to both. A cross sectional analytic study was performed in person with 461 women. General Health Questionnarie-12 and WHOQOL-BREF were used. 35.5% of the women displayed symptoms of anxiety and dep...

This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of systematic desensitization (behavioral therapy and cognitive restructuring (cognitive therapy) in reducing high-stakes test anxiety. We hypothesized that cognitive restructuring would be superior to systematic desensitization in reducing the severity of the cognitive symptoms of anxiety, whereas syst...

Shared psychotic disorder (folie à deux) is a fairly uncommon clinical syndrome in which a symptom of psychosis is transmitted from one individual to another. Here, a case report of a folie à deux involving a mother and her daughter and forensic process, is presented. The primary patient was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia with prominent delu...

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of identity confusion with clinical diagnoses and personality pathology. Participants in the first part of the study were 950 high school students or graduates. The participants were 484 males and 466 females ranging in age between 16 and 25 years of age (X = 18.3, sd = 0.8). We first admini...

The Validity and the Reliliability of Suicide Probability Scale (SPS) in Clinical Sample Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the validity and the realibility of Suicide Probability Scale (SPS) developed by Cull and Gill to aid in the assessment of suicide risk in adolescent and adults, in clinical sam-ple. Method: 428 subjects (272 wom...

The study aimed at investigating the prevalence of and factors related to depression in high school students. A total of 805 (n = 367 girls; n = 438 boys) first year students from three high schools in the city of Aydin filled in a self-report questionnaire that contained questions about socio-demographics, academic achievement and religious belief...

To investigate factorial and criterion validity as well as reliability of the Turkish translations of the 28-item Conners' Teacher Rating Scale (CTRS) and 48-item Conners' Parent Rating Scale (CPRS), which both measure attention deficit, hyperactivity, and conduct problems in children, through a series of studies conducted with either normal or cli...

This study investigated the possible role of depression, self-esteem, problem solving, assertiveness, social support, and some socioeconomic factors on adolescent suicidal behavior in youth in a small city located in the southwestern part of Turkey. Participants in the study were 805 (367 girls) first-year high school students between the ages of 1...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of androgenetic alopecia on males with and without hair loss and to delineate the level of stress gained by this type of alopecia. Two hundred and 52 males (175 with hair loss, 77 without hair loss), between 16 and 72 years of age, participated in the study. A hair loss form (five questions for soci...

To determine whether there is any difference in empathic tendencies and attitudes towards communication in medical practice among the first-year students of Adnan Menderes University Medical School, and to determine the effect of education and the relation between these two features. The Empathic Tendency Scale and Attitudes Towards Communication i...

Objective: This study aims to compare traffic accident involved drivers with non-involved drivers in terms of various personality traits and socioeconomic variables. Methods: Ninety-eight drivers consecutively involved in motor accidents within the first four months of 1997 comprised the study group, whereas 88 non-involved drivers served as the co...

The present study aimed to investigate clinical, demographic and follow-up features of borderline personality disorder (BPD) in Turkey. Among 738 inpatients consecutively admitted to a university psychiatric clinic, we attempted to trace 75 patients diagnosed with BPD according to DSM-III-R criteria 2- to 4-years after their index discharge. Of 61...