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Publication Metadata only Ultrasonic transmittance of rat skull as a function of frequency(2016-11-01) Aydin, M. Akif; Kilinc, M. Sait; Ergun, A. Sanli; Bozkurt, Ayhan; DEVECİ, ERDEM; DEVECİ, ERDEMPublication Metadata only Somatization disorder and hypochondriasis: As like as two peas? Somatizasyon bozukluğu ve hipokondriyazis: Bir elmanın iki yarısı mı?(2016-01-01) KIRPINAR, İSMET; DEVECİ, ERDEM; KILIÇ, Alperen; ZIHNI ÇAMUR, Demet; KIRPINAR, İSMET; DEVECİ, ERDEMObjective: Although the DSM-IV has provided some criteria for differential diagnosis of Hypochondriasis and Somatization Disorder, the differences between these disorders have rarely been studied. This study aimed to compare demographic and psychometric properties between hypochondriasis and somatization disorder. Methods: We investigated a sample of 100 patients aged 18-65 years who had been consecutively diagnosed as having hypochondriasis or somatization disorder via the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I). The patients completed a battery of scales to measure anxiety, depression, dissociation, and somatosensorial amplification levels. Results: The only statistically significant difference between the two groups was in terms of health anxiety. The mean Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI) score was higher in the hypochondriasis group. No differences arose between the two groups in terms of other psychometric properties. Conclusions: Our results show that except for health anxiety levels, hypochondriasis and somatization disorder are similar in terms of psychological variables. The higher health anxiety levels in the hypochondriasis group support the opinions about the necessity of new categorization in these disorders.Publication Metadata only Depresyon Tedavisine Ortalama Trombosit Hacmi ve Nötrofil Lenfosit Oranı Yanıtı(2016-11-20) MIRÇIK, ALİ BARLAS; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; DEVECİ, ERDEM; YILMAZ, ONUR; KIRPINAR, İSMET; MIRÇIK, ALİ BARLAS; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; DEVECİ, ERDEM; YILMAZ, ONUR; KIRPINAR, İSMETPublication Open Access Psychological evaluation of patients seeking rhinoplasty Rinoplasti talebi ile başvuran hastaların psikolojik değerlendirilmesi(2016-06-01) Kucur, Cuneyt; KUDUBAN, Ozan; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; GÖZELER, Mustafa Sıtkı; Ozbay, Isa; DEVECİ, ERDEM; SIMSEK, Eda; KAYA, Zulkuf; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; DEVECİ, ERDEMObjective: The aim of this study was to evaluate different determinants of the patient's psychosocial functioning that might possibly affect the outcome of rhinoplastic surgery. Materials and methods: Forty-one patients undergoing rhinoplasty, consecutively admitted to and operated upon at the Department of Otolaryngology, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Turkey, were studied with regard to their psychological characteristics. Results: In the patient group, Liebowitz anxiety, Liebowitz/avoidance, and Liebowitz/total scores were significantly higher than the control group (p<0.001). No significant differences were found between the patient and control groups according to Rosenberg self-esteem scale and The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. In the Quality of Life SF-36 results, significant differences were found between the patient and control groups apart from SF-36 scores of pain (p<0.05), vitality (p<0.05), social functioning (p<0.05) and emotional role difficulties (p<0.05). Conclusion: Patient selection must be done very carefully to obviate not only physical, but also psychological postoperative complications. The SF-36 questionnaire may be of value in screening-patients for psychological problems prior to rhinoplasty.Publication Open Access Investigation of facial emotion recognition, alexithymia, and levels of anxiety and depression in patients with somatic symptoms and related disorders(2016-04-29) ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; KILIÇ, Alperen; DEVECİ, ERDEM; KIRPINAR, İSMET; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; DEVECİ, ERDEM; KIRPINAR, İSMETBackground: The concept of facial emotion recognition is well established in various neuropsychiatric disorders. Although emotional disturbances are strongly associated with somatoform disorders, there are a restricted number of studies that have investigated facial emotion recognition in somatoform disorders. Furthermore, there have been no studies that have regarded this issue using the new diagnostic criteria for somatoform disorders as somatic symptoms and related disorders (SSD). In this study, we aimed to compare the factors of facial emotion recognition between patients with SSD and age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HC) and to retest and investigate the factors of facial emotion recognition using the new criteria for SSD. Patients and methods: After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 54 patients who were diagnosed with SSD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria and 46 age- and sex-matched HC were selected to participate in the present study. Facial emotion recognition, alexithymia, and the status of anxiety and depression were compared between the groups. Results: Patients with SSD had significantly decreased scores of facial emotion for fear faces, disgust faces, and neutral faces compared with age- and sex-matched HC (t=-2.88, P=0.005; t=-2.86, P=0.005; and t=-2.56, P=0.009, respectively). After eliminating the effects of alexithymia and depressive and anxious states, the groups were found to be similar in terms of their responses to facial emotion and mean reaction time to facial emotions. Discussion: Although there have been limited numbers of studies that have examined the recognition of facial emotion in patients with somatoform disorders, our study is the first to investigate facial recognition in patients with SSD diagnosed according to the DSM-5 criteria. Recognition of facial emotion was found to be disturbed in patients with SSD. However, our findings suggest that disturbances in facial recognition were significantly associated with alexithymia and the status of depression and anxiety, which is consistent with the previous studies. Further studies are needed to highlight the associations between facial emotion recognition and SSD.Publication Metadata only Kaplan & Sadock Psikiyatri Davranış Bilimleri / Klinik Psikiyatri(2016-06-01) DEVECİ, ERDEM; DEVECİ, ERDEM