Omer Akil Ozer

Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital · psychiatry

Objective: This study aimed to compare the metacognitive functions of patients diagnosed with trichotillomania (TTM) and skin picking disorder (SPD) with those of healthy controls (HCs). Method: The study was conducted with 125 participants, 32 of whom had TTM, 47 had SPD, and 46 were HCs. A Sociodemographic Data Form, the Metacognition Questionnai...

INTRODUCTION: In this study, our aim is to compare patients diagnosed with skin picking disorder (SPD) and trichotillomania (TTM) with healthy controls in terms of psychological resilience and to examine the relationship between psychological resilience levels and impulsivity. METHODS: Patients diagnosed with SPD (n=43) and TTM (n=34) according t...

Abstract Background and objectives: Previous research has shown high rates of alexithymia and emotion dysregulation in trichotillomania (TTM) and skin picking disorder (SPD). Unfortunately, there are no data on facial emotion recognition (FER) in TTM and SPD. The present study aimed to compare patients with TTM and SPD and a healthy control group f...

Aim: The aim of the study is to compare socio-demographic and clinical data, quality of life, psychiatric symptoms and hopelessness in patients with retinitis pigmentosa with healthy controls and to reveal factors associated with the quality of life and psychiatric symptoms in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. Material and Methods: Seventy patien...

Neuropsychological studies have revealed impairments in various cognitive areas in trichotillomania (TTM) and skin picking disorder (SPD). However, there are very few studies investigating decision-making in TTM, and no studies examining decision-making in SPD. In this study, the decision-making of groups of patients with TTM and SPD were examined...

•Despite their major effects on positive symptoms, antipsychotics do not have a significant effect on cognition in schizophrenia•Bilateral high frequency rTMS targeting dorsolateral prefrontal cortices has been effective on working memory•Bilateral 20 Hz rTMS improved attention and verbal working memory in schizophrenia patients,•It also improved t...

Trichotillomania is a psychiatric disorder characterised by compulsive pulling out of one's hair resulting in hair loss, which is included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition category 'obsessive-compulsive disorder and related disorders'. Behavioural therapy and some medications are suggested for the treatment o...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease and many patients with RA experience lifelong anxiety and depression. The aim of this study is to provide an assessment of anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, disease activity and quality of life in patients with RA. Fifty patients were included in the study. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (...

Objective: Trichotillomania (TTM) and Skin Picking Disorder (SPD) are psychiatric disorders characterized by chronic and compulsive pulling and picking to remove hair and skin. There are very few studies on the clinical and phenomenological differences of TTM and SPD. In this study we aimed to compare the clinical characteristics and comorbidities...

Objectives: Skin picking disorder (SPD) falls into the category of "obsessive-compulsive disorder and related disorders" in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition). Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment has been reported to be a promising therapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder-related dis...

ÖZ Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı obsesif kompulsif bozukluk (OKB) hastalarında, dissosiyasyon ile çocukluk çağı travmalarının görülme sıklığını araştırmak ve sağlıklı gönüllülerle karşılaştırmaktır. Yöntem: Çalışmaya Eylül 2014- Ocak 2015 tarihleri arasında, Hamidiye Etfal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Psikiyatri Polikliniği’ne başvuran DSM5 tanı ölçüt...

ÖZ Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı obsesif kompulsif bozukluk (OKB) hastalarında, dissosiyasyon ile çocukluk çağı travmalarının görülme sıklığını araştırmak ve sağlıklı gönüllülerle karşılaştırmaktır. Yöntem: Çalışmaya Eylül 2014- Ocak 2015 tarihleri arasında, Hamidiye Etfal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Psikiyatri Polikliniği’ne başvuran DSM5 tanı ölçüt...

Objective: The nerves and axons of the retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) are similar to those in the brain and therefore retina is considered as the extension of the brain. We aimed to evaluate the RNFL thickness in the treatment-resistant major depressive patients before and after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment and at...

Aim: The aim of this study is investigate the effect of physical signs and comorbid psychopathology on quality life in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess 84 women with PCOS according to Rotterdam diagnosis criterias. Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Di...

Antidepressant-induced hypomanic/manic switch has been a controversial topic with regards to classification systems until the publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – Fifth Edition (DSM-5). Studies have indicated the effectiveness of vortioxetine in the treatment of depression since 2012; however, there are no data...

Elevated oxidative stress is known to play an important role in development of depression and cognitive dysfunction. To date, thioredoxin (TRX), an antioxidant protein, has been investigated as a marker for psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and autism but its relationship with depression is yet to be unknown. The aim of...

Comparison of the Patient Groups with and Without Dissociative Disorder Comorbidity among the Inpatients with Bipolar DisorderBahadır Bakım1, Elif Baran2, Mehmet Diyaddin Güleken3, Onur Tankaya4, Sinan Yayla5, Abdullah Akpınar6, Hakan Serdar Sengul7, Hülya Ertekin8, Ömer Akil Özer2, Kayıhan Oğuz Karamustafalıoğlu91 Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Ana B...

Childhood traumatic events are known as developmental factors for various psychiatric disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of childhood sexual and physical abuse (CSA/CPA), and co-morbid depression on sexual functions in patients with social anxiety disorder (SAD). Data obtained from 113 SAD patients was analysed. Childho...

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate patterns of psychiatric consultations and psychiatric morbidity among medical inpatients. Method: Evaluations of medical inpatients who were referred for psychiatric examination to Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Research and Training Hospital between 09/01/2014 and 11/30/2014 were recorded on a structured fo...

Abstract The first objective of the current study is to investigate the frequency and types of dissociative symptoms in patients with conversion disorder. The second objective of the current study is to determine the psychiatric comorbidity in both patients with and without dissociative symptoms. 54 consecutive consenting patients primarily diagnos...

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between childhood traumatic experiences and sexual functioning in patients with social anxiety disorder. Method: A hundred and thirteen patients with social anxiety disorder, who applied Anxiety Disorders Outpatient Clinic of Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital be...

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate sexual dysfunction and the quality of life in HIV-positive patients. Method: 70 HIV-positive patients, who applied to Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital Infectious Diseases outpatient clinic between January 2013 and January 2014 were enrolled in the study. All patients were evalu...

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders and history of childhood traumas in HIV-positive patients. Method: 70 HIV-positive patients, who applied to Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital Infectious Diseases outpatient clinic between January 2013 and January 2014 were enrolle...

Systemic diseases, vascular and/or lymphatic system abnormalities, non-steroidal anti inşammatory and antihypertensive drugs, steroid, immunotherapies, calcium channel blockers and alpha adrenergic antagonists can cause edema. Olanzapine unusually can cause peripheral edema. Some hypothesis about how olanzapine can cause peripheral edema was propos...

Objective: To observe depression and sexual dysfunction comorbidity and evaluate the effect of childhood trauma in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients. Method: 28 patients, applied to Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital anxiety disorders outpatient clinic between February 2008 and March 2011, who had been diagnosed as PT...

Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP) is a form of child abuse which is seen rarely and diagnosed very hardly. Perpetrators are frequently the mothers in this disorder and the most important diagnostic feature is that the symptoms which are fabricated by perpetrators, not having a purpose of any profit. In this article, a 19-month-old male, who was c...

Objective: To determine the frequency of dissociation and childhood trauma among bipolar disorder and the effects of dissociation and childhood trauma on the prognosis. Method: This study comprises of a group of 51 people attending to Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital outpatients department who had been diagnosed as bipolar disorder acco...

Maybe the most important invention of our age internet has become a part of our lives however excessive use of it has led to a new type of addiction. Internet addiction (IA) has psychological, sociological and physical negative effects especially on the adolescents.Objectives This study aims to investigate IA among high school students and to exami...

A forty-two-year-old male patient with a 22 year history of mood disorder, not otherwise specified using quetiapine 1000 mg/day and fluoxetine 40 mg/day for the past six years was admitted to the emergency unit with complaints of nausea, vomiting, sweating, and tremor following the ingestion of harmal (peganum harmala) to treat his hemorrhoids. In...

We hypothesized that relatives of bipolar patients would have increased rate of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and subsyndromal manifestations compared to demographically matched relatives of healthy controls. Forty consecutive patients with bipolar disorder were recruited from inpatient and outpatient units of Sisli Etfal Teaching...

ZET Olfaktor referans sendromu, kişinin bedeninin kötü bir koku yaydığı düşüncesiyle karakterize olan ve bunun sonucunda utanç, suçluluk duyguları, kaçınma davranışları ve sosyal içe çekilme gibi belirtilerin eşlik ettiği psikiyatrik bir bozukluktur. Olfaktör referans sendromu hastaları yaydıklarını düşündükleri kötü koku yüzünden kendilerini suçla...

To examine serum lipid levels in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and to test whether panic symptoms affect lipid concentrations in OCD patients. We assessed 33 OCD patients and 33 healthy control subjects matched for sex and age. OCD patients had higher low-density lipoprotein, very-low-density lipoprotein, and tryglyceride levels...

There may be an association between a low serum cholesterol level and dissociative disorders. The subjects of the study were 16 patients with dissociative disorder and 16 normal comparison subjects (two men and 14 women in each group). Total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and very low density lipoprote...

To survey the prevalence of parasomnias in a population of children aged 7 to 11 years and to determine whether parasomnias are associated with medical and neurobehavioral properties. Parents and children completed a pediatric sleep questionnaire that contains 27 items developed by the authors to assess parasomnias in children. Parents and children...

Although the effects of serum total cholesterol and other lipids have been implicated as a predictor of suicidal behavior in major depression, the role of cholesterol level on suicide risk for panic disorder patients is not considered as a biological marker in the literature. In this study, we examined the relationship of suicidality with serum cho...

The White Bear Suppression Inventory (WBSI) is a self-report questionnaire measuring tendency to suppress unwanted intrusive thoughts. The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the WBSI in a Turkish sample. Thirty patients who were diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) according to DSM-IV criteria and 47 heal...

In the present study the prevalence of nightmare disorder (ND) was examined in patients with dissociative disorders (DD), and comparison was made between those with ND and those without nightmares in terms of clinical characteristics. The 30 patients with DD (5 male and 25 female) were recruited over 12 months in the Yüzüncü Yil University Research...

This study identifies the prevalence of smoking, alcohol, and illicit drug use in a sample of Turkish medical students. Information about substance use was obtained from 304 first-year, and 143 sixth-year medical students from three different medical schools in Turkey. Nearly half of the students (53.9%) were non-drinkers. Risky alcohol use was 7.4...

In order to examine the co-occurrence of nightmares with dissociative experiences in the adolescent population and to demonstrate the impact of childhood traumatic events in this association, 292 undergraduate students were interviewed for childhood traumatic events. The Van Dream Anxiety Scale (VDAS) and Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) were a...

To examine whether there is a relationship between serum cholesterol level and sleep-related violence, we evaluated 15 patients with violent behavior during sleep (VBS) and 15 normal control subjects. The patient and control groups were matched for sex, age, and weight. There were 13 women and two men in each group. The patients with VBS had lower...

Anger attacks have been described as sudden spells of anger accompanied by symptoms of autonomic activation and have been experienced by patients as uncharacteristic of them and inappropriate to the situations in which they had occurred. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of anger attacks in a non-Western depressed population. We al...

Coping strategies covers specific behavioral and psychological efforts using to cope the negative consequences of stressful life events. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the COPE in a Turkish sample. Forty-seven healthy subjects (21 men, 26 women) were included in the study. The mean age of the sample was 26.0±4.8...