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Askin R, Vahapoglu F, Onen S, Kanat BB, Taymur I, Budak E. Psychopathology in Violent Offenders Against Healthcare Workers. Violence Vict 2019; 34:786-803. [PMID: 31575815 DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-17-00066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Workplace violence in healthcare is gradually becoming a major concern in many countries around the world and research has usually been focused on the victims of violence. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychopathology of individuals who commit violence against healthcare workers. The study included 50 subjects (patient or relative of patient) aged 18-65 years who had committed violence against a healthcare worker (study group) and a control group of 55 subjects with no history of violence. A Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11), State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI), and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised Short Form (EPQ-RSF) were administered to both the study group and the control group. A psychiatric disorder was diagnosed in 50% of the violent offenders group and in 16.4% of the control group. It was determined that 54.8% of the patient relatives and 44.4% of the patients themselves who committed a violent act against healthcare workers had at least one psychiatric diagnosis and these rates did not differ between the patients and their relatives (χ2 = 0.492, p = 0.483). Comparisons of the scale scores between the groups revealed that the STAXI scores (p < .001), BIS-11 total scores (p < .001), BDI, and BAI scores were statistically significantly higher in the violent offenders group. Considering the higher rates of psychiatric disorders and higher levels of anger and impulsivity among people who commit violent acts against healthcare workers, psychotherapeutic interventions such as stress and anger management interventions, improvement of interaction and communication between patients, their relatives and healthcare workers, and the implementation of rehabilitating punitive programs for violent offenders may be beneficial to reduce the rates of violent behavior against healthcare workers.
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- Rustem Askin
- Department of Psychiatry, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Yıldırım/Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Yıldırım/Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Yıldırım/Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Yıldırım/Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Yıldırım/Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Yıldırım/Bursa, Turkey
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Sancar S, Demirci H, Guzelsoy M, Coban S, Askin R, Uzun ME, Turkoglu AR. Fear of Circumcision in Boys Considerably Vanishes within Ten Days of Procedure. Urol J 2016; 13:2541-2545. [PMID: 26945659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Revised: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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PURPOSE To compare fear of circumcision, before, immediately after, and ten days after the operation. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a case-control study in which participants in the operation group consisted of children admitted for circumcision at the outpatient clinics of a hospital. The Children's Fear Scale and the Venham Picture Test were administered by face-to-face interviews. RESULTS The sample consisted of 100 boys who were circumcised and 99 who have not been circumcised yet. Children's Fear Scale scores measured before (P = .000) and immediately after the operation (P = .000) were significantly different from scores obtained on the 10th day after the operation. Total fear scores of the Venham Picture Test of boys whose families were in the higher economic level were higher than those of boys from low-income families (P < .05). The primary reason for admission for circumcision was religious, and the reason for the remaining boys was a combination of religious and hygienic factors. The boys who came to have circumcision solely because of religious reasons were found to be less fearful compared with the boys who were brought to surgery for both religious and medical reasons (P < .05). The lowest fear scores were obtained for boys who were six years of age or older. Boys who knew what the circumcision meant were less afraid of circumcision compared with those who were unaware of the procedure. CONCLUSION Fear from circumcision does not persist; it considerably vanishes within ten days. It seems reasonable to recommend circumcision for boys six years of age or older. Pre-operative education may help boys to overcome fear originated from circumcision.
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- Serpil Sancar
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa 16310, Turkey
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- Department of Family Medicine, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa 16310, Turkey.
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- Department of Urology, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa 16310, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa 16310, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa 16310, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa 16310, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa 16310, Turkey
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Budak E, Taymur I, Askin R, Gungor BB, Demirci H, Akgul AI, Sahin ZA. Relationship between internet addiction, psychopathology and self-esteem among university students. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.18621/eurj.2015.1.3.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Uguz F, Sahingoz M, Gungor B, Aksoy F, Askin R. Weight gain and associated factors in patients using newer antidepressant drugs. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2015; 37:46-8. [PMID: 25467076 DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2014] [Revised: 10/25/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to examine weight gain and its association with clinical and sociodemographic characteristics in patients using newer antidepressants. METHODS The study had a cross-sectional design. A total of 362 consecutive psychiatric patients taking antidepressant drugs for 6 to 36 months were included in the study. RESULTS The prevalence rate of weight gain was 55.2%; 40.6% of the patients had a weight gain of 7% or more compared to the baseline. Overall, antidepressant use was significantly related to increased body weight. Specifically, citalopram, escitalopram, sertraline, paroxetine, venlafaxine, duloxetine and mirtazapine, but not fluoxetine, were associated with significant weight gain. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that lower education status, lower body mass index at the onset of antidepressant use and family history of obesity were independent predictors of weight gain ≥7% compared to the baseline. CONCLUSIONS The study results suggest that patients who take newer antidepressants might have significant problems related to body weight.
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- Faruk Uguz
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Necmettin Erbakan, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Necmettin Erbakan, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Sevket Yilmaz Research and Training Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Necmettin Erbakan, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Sevket Yilmaz Research and Training Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.
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Giynas Ayhan M, Uguz F, Askin R, Gonen MS. The prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders in patients with euthyroid Hashimoto's thyroiditis: a comparative study. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2014; 36:95-8. [PMID: 24211158 DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2013] [Revised: 09/28/2013] [Accepted: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the current prevalence of major depression and anxiety disorders in patients with euthyroid Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and euthyroid goiter. METHOD The study sample was formed by consecutive 51 and 45 patients who were admitted to the endocrinology outpatient clinic and diagnosed with euthyroid HT and endemic/nonendemic goiter, respectively, and 68 healthy controls. Current diagnoses of psychiatric disorders were determined using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. Beck Depression Inventory and Beck Anxiety Inventory were applied to the participants. RESULTS There was a statistically significant difference among the three groups in terms of major depression (P=.001), any mood or anxiety disorder (P=.000), any depressive disorder (P=.020), any anxiety disorder (P=.016) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) (P=.013). In the HT group, the prevalence of depression (P=.000), OCD (P=.005) and panic disorder (P=.041) was significantly higher than that in the control group. In the goiter group, depression (P=.006), any depressive disorder (P=.03), and any mood or anxiety disorder (P=.000) were significantly common in comparison to the control group. No significant difference was found between the HT and goiter groups. CONCLUSIONS Euthyroid HT and euthyroid goiter increase predisposition to major depression and anxiety disorders, and thyroid autoimmunity and other thyroid pathologies should be investigated in euthyroid patients with chronic and treatment-resistant complaints.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Sevket Yilmaz Education and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Necmettin Erbakan, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
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Uguz F, Sahingoz M, Kose SA, Ozbebit O, Sengul C, Selvi Y, Sengul CB, Ayhan MG, Dagistanli A, Askin R. Antidepressants and menstruation disorders in women: a cross-sectional study in three centers. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2012; 34:529-33. [PMID: 22534402 DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2012] [Revised: 03/19/2012] [Accepted: 03/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The relationship between menstruation disorders and antidepressant drugs usage in women remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to investigate the incidence rate of antidepressant-related menstruation disorders and to examine whether or not antidepressant use is associated with menstrual disorders in women. METHODS The study sample was gathered from three centers and four hospitals. A total of 1432 women who met the criteria of inclusion were included in the study. The sample was divided into two groups: the antidepressant group (n=793) and the control group (n=639). The menstruation disorders were established with reports from the study participants on the basis of related gynecological descriptions. RESULTS The prevalence of menstrual disorders was significantly higher in the antidepressant group (24.6%) than the control group (12.2%). The incidence of antidepressant-induced menstruation disorder was 14.5%. The antidepressants most associated with menstrual disorders were paroxetine, venlafaxine, sertraline and their combination with mirtazapine. Overall, the incidence rate was similar in women receiving selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors. CONCLUSIONS The results of the present study suggest that menstruation disorders are frequently observed in women taking antidepressants and that it appears to be associated with antidepressant use at least in some women.
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- Faruk Uguz
- Department of Psychiatry, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya University, Konya, Turkey.
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Guler O, Sahin FK, Emul HM, Ozbulut O, Gecici O, Uguz F, Gezginc K, Zeytinci IE, Karatayli S, Askin R. The prevalence of panic disorder in pregnant women during the third trimester of pregnancy. Compr Psychiatry 2008; 49:154-8. [PMID: 18243887 DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2007.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2007] [Revised: 08/21/2007] [Accepted: 08/27/2007] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The principal aim of this study was to assess the current prevalence rate of panic disorder (PD) in pregnant women during the third trimester of pregnancy. The second aim of the present study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of PD in pregnant and nonpregnant women. METHOD The study data were gathered from 512 consecutive women in the third trimester of pregnancy who were admitted to the obstetric outpatient clinics of 2 university research centers. The diagnosis of PD was determined by means of the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition Axis I disorders in the third trimester of pregnancy. Within the same period, the Panic and Agoraphobia Scale was used to determine the severity of PD. In addition, we compared the clinical characteristics of PD in gravid subjects (n = 13) with their control group. A control group was composed of 19 consecutive nonpregnant female outpatients diagnosed with PD who presented to the psychiatric outpatient clinics of the same hospitals. RESULTS The prevalence rate of PD was found to be 2.5% (n = 13) among the subjects in the third trimester of pregnancy. Of these 13 pregnant, 7 subjects reported that PD developed during the 6th to 28th weeks of their gestation, and the number of subjects who experienced PD symptoms before pregnancy was 6. In addition, there was no statistically difference between gravid and nongravid PD cases with regard to the severity of panic symptoms. CONCLUSION Our study suggests that PD may be common among pregnant females during the third trimester of pregnancy and seems to be associated with similar clinical features during gestation and nongestation.
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- Ozkan Guler
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar Kocatepe University, 03200 Afyon, Turkey.
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Besiroglu L, Uguz F, Ozbebit O, Guler O, Cilli AS, Askin R. Longitudinal assessment of symptom and subtype categories in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Depress Anxiety 2008; 24:461-6. [PMID: 17131352 DOI: 10.1002/da.20240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Although it has been postulated that symptom subtypes are potential predictors of treatment response, few data exist on the longitudinal course of symptom and subtype categories in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Putative subtypes of OCD have gradually gained more recognition, but as yet there is no generally accepted subtype discrimination. Subtypes, it has been suggested, could perhaps be discriminated based on autogenous versus reactive obsessions stemming from different cognitive processes. In this study, our aim was to assess whether symptom and subtype categories change over time. Using the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Symptom Checklist (Y-BOCS-SC), we assessed 109 patients who met DSM-IV criteria for OCD to establish baseline values, then reassessed 91 (83%) of the initial group after 36+/-8.2 months. Upon reassessment, we found significant changes from baseline within aggressive, contamination, religious, symmetry and miscellaneous obsessions and within checking, washing, repeating, counting and ordering compulsion categories. Sexual, hoarding, and somatic obsessions, and hoarding and miscellaneous compulsions, did not change significantly. In accordance with the relevant literature, we also assigned patients to one of three subtypes--autogenous, reactive, or mixed groups. Though some changes in subtype categories were found, no subtype shifts (e.g., autogenous to reactive or reactive to autogenous) were observed during the course of the study. Significantly more patients in the autogenous group did not meet OCD criteria at follow-up than did patients in the other groups. Our results suggest that the discrimination between these two types of obsession might be highly valid, because autogenous and reactive obsessions are quite different, both in the development and maintenance of their cognitive mechanisms, and in their outcome.
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- Lutfullah Besiroglu
- Yüzüncü Yil University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Van, Turkey.
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Uguz F, Gezginc K, Zeytinci IE, Karatayli S, Askin R, Guler O, Sahin FK, Emul HM, Ozbulut O, Gecici O. Course of obsessive-compulsive disorder during early postpartum period: a prospective analysis of 16 cases. Compr Psychiatry 2007; 48:558-61. [PMID: 17954142 DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2007.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2007] [Revised: 05/16/2007] [Accepted: 05/21/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the current study was to prospectively examine a course of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) during the early postpartum period. METHOD The study data were collected from 16 pregnant women with a diagnosis of OCD according to the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-I). Obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms were assessed by the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) before and after childbirth. Psychopharmacologic or psychotherapeutic treatments were not administered over the study period. RESULTS Scores of the mean Y-BOCS-total and Y-BOCS-obsession were significantly reduced from the basal levels to 6 weeks postnatally. No significant difference was found in terms of Y-BOCS-compulsion between 2 interviews. During the study period, whereas the Y-BOCS-total scores were decreased by at least 25% in 8 (50.0%) of 16 patients, only 1 (6.2%) of 16 patients experienced at least a 25% increase in the same scores. CONCLUSION The results from a small patient group suggest that some patients may experience a marked improvement in preexisting OCD symptoms after childbirth.
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- Faruk Uguz
- Department of Psychiatry, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, 42080 Konya, Turkey.
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Uguz F, Gezginc K, Zeytinci IE, Karatayli S, Askin R, Guler O, Kir Sahin F, Emul HM, Ozbulut O, Gecici O. Obsessive-compulsive disorder in pregnant women during the third trimester of pregnancy. Compr Psychiatry 2007; 48:441-5. [PMID: 17707252 DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2007.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The principal aims of this study were to examine the current prevalence rate, clinical characteristics, and related factors of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in pregnant women during the third trimester of pregnancy. METHOD The study data were gathered from 434 consecutive women in the third trimester of pregnancy who presented to the obstetric outpatient clinics of 2 university research centers and from 58 consecutive nonpregnant women with diagnosed with OCD who presented to the psychiatric outpatient clinics of the same centers. Obsessive-compulsive disorder was diagnosed by means of the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale was used to determine the severity and types of obsessions and compulsions. RESULTS The prevalence rate of OCD was found to be 3.5% among the women in the third trimester of pregnancy. Two (0.5%) women reported that OCD developed during the second trimester (16th and 24th gestational weeks) of pregnancy. The most common obsessions were contamination (80.0%) and symmetry/exactness (60.0%), whereas the most common compulsions were cleaning/washing (86.7%) and checking (60.0%). Women with pregnancy-onset OCD and some women with previous diagnoses of OCD had obsessions and compulsions with themes focused on the fetus or newborn. Pregnant women with OCD had higher frequencies of family history of OCD compared with women without this disorder. Age, educational level, employment status, number of gestations and live births, history of abortion, frequency of primigravida, and the existence of gestational complications were unrelated to OCD in the pregnant women. Pregnant and nonpregnant women with OCD had similar characteristics of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. CONCLUSION Our study suggests that OCD is present relatively frequently among pregnant women during the third trimester of pregnancy, and it has similar clinical features during gestation and nongestation.
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- Faruk Uguz
- Department of Psychiatry, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey.
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Uguz F, Askin R, Cilli AS, Besiroglu L. Comparison of treatment responses and clinical characteristics of early-onset and late-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder. Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract 2006; 10:291-6. [PMID: 24941149 DOI: 10.1080/13651500600811271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Objective. The clinical characteristics and response to pharmacotherapy of adult patients with early-onset and late-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were compared in this study. Methods. A total of 50 outpatients with OCD diagnosed according to DSM-IV criteria (early-onset: 20; late-onset: 30) were included in the study. After initial clinical evaluation with The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV/Clinical Version (SCID-I/CV), The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R Personality Disorders (SCID-II) and Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), all patients were treated with fluvoxamine, sertraline or paroxetine for 12 weeks. Treatment response was defined as a ≥35% reduction in the Y-BOCS-total scores from baseline in a 12-week follow-up period. Results. Forty-three patients (early-onset: 16; late-onset: 27) completed the study. The early-onset group had higher frequencies of symmetry/exactness obsessions and ordering/arranging compulsions, and the late-onset group had higher mean age at assessment. Nine (56.3%) patients with early-onset and 18 (66.7%) with late-onset responded to pharmacotherapy. The difference between response rates was not statistically significant. Conclusions. Our study suggests that although there are some phenomenological differences between patients with early-onset OCD and late-onset OCD, these patients have similar responses to pharmacotherapy.
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- Faruk Uguz
- Department of Psychiatry, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey
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