Browsing by Author "ORAL, Meltem"

Authors- reply: Why we need to formulate the meaning of religious delusions?

Ozan, Erol; Deveci, ERDEM; ORAL, Meltem; Kirpinar, Ismet (2011-01-01)

Global assessment of functioning and associated factors in psychiatric inpatients: a retrospective study

ORAL, Meltem; Kirpinar, Ismet (2012-09-01)

Objective: Axis V in the DSM classification system uses The Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF) to assess the levels of functional impairment due to by Axis I and Axis II disorders. However, GAF considers social, ...

Is there a relationship between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and manic symptoms among children with mental retardation of unknown etiology?

ORAL, Meltem; Kocak, Kubra; Fidan, Tulin; Kirpinar, Ismet (2011-11-01)

Mental retardation (MR) is common and lifelong. In children and adolescents with MR, the rate of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar disorder is higher than that in the general population. However, ...

Male Genital Self-mutilation as a Psychotic Solution

Ozan, Erol; Kirpinar, Ismet; ORAL, Meltem; Deveci, Erdem; Yazici, Esra

Background: Male genital self-mutilation (GSM) is a rare, but serious phenomenon. Some of the risk factors for this act are: presence of religious delusions, command hallucinations, low self-esteem and feelings of guilt ...

Neuro cognitive functioning in young high-risk offspring having a parent with bipolar I disorder

Ozan, Erol; Deveci, ERDEM; Aydin, Nazan; DALOGLU, Ali Gokhan; ORAL, Meltem; Ozturk, AHMET; Kirpinar, Ismet (2013-01-01)

Aim: To investigate attention, memory, verbal-linguistic ability, and executive functions in symptom-free young offspring having a parent with bipolar I disorder (BD1O) in comparison with healthy controls (CO).

Neurocognitive functioning in a group of offspring genetically at high-risk for schizophrenia in Eastern Turkey

ORAL, Meltem; Ozan, Erol; Karahan, Utku; Oral, Elif; Aydin, Nazan; Deveci, ERDEM; Kirpinar, Ismet (2010-05-31)

We assessed major cognitive domains in symptom-free children of patients with schizophrenia compared to the healthy children of parents with no psychopathology using neurocognitive tests. We hypothesized that, offspring ...