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    Mean platelet volume and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio decrease in patients with depression with antidepressant treatment
    (2019-01-01) ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; Şahan, Ebru; MIRÇIK, ALİ BARLAS; DEVECİ, ERDEM; YILMAZ, ONUR; KIRPINAR, İSMET; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; ŞAHAN, EBRU; MIRÇIK, ALİ BARLAS; DEVECİ, ERDEM; YILMAZ, ONUR; KIRPINAR, İSMET
    Objective: Not only white blood cells but also platelets are being considered in inflammatory reactions from now on. Mean platelet volume (MPV) and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) have been shown to change in inflammatory diseases like myocardial infarction, stroke and implicated in psychiatric disorders nowadays. Our first aim is to investigate the relation of MPV and NLR with depression and secondly to assess if they change with the treatment of depression. Methods: Forty-nine patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD) and hospitalized in a university hospital psychiatry inpatient unit retrospectively included in the study. Control group consisted of 48 hospital workers with no known disease. Complete blood count, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) and Clinical Global Impression-Severity Scale (CGI-S) scores at admission and at discharge were noted and compared for the patient group. Discussion: MPV of depressed patients was higher than controls. When we look at admission and discharge scores of clinical scales, decrement is statistically significant for both HAM-D and CGI-S. There was decline both in MPV and NLR which were both statistically significant. Conclusion: Decreasing MPV and NLR values with the treatment of depression confirm the involvement of inflammatory processes in the pathophysiology of depression.
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    Neurocognition in Patients with Acne Vulgaris
    (2014-11-01) DEVECİ, ERDEM; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; KIRPINAR, İSMET; KOYUNCU, AHMET; ENGİN, İSMAİL; MELİKOĞLU, MEHMET; YILMAZ, ENVER DEMİREL; KOÇER, EMEL; DEVECİ, ERDEM; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; KIRPINAR, İSMET
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    Oxidative stress and inflammatory response in patients with psoriasis; is there any relationship with psychiatric comorbidity and cognitive functions?
    (2019-01-01) DEVECİ, ERDEM; Kocacenk, Tuba; ŞAHAN, EBRU; YILMAZ, ONUR; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; KIRPINAR, İSMET; DEVECİ, ERDEM; ŞAHAN, EBRU; YILMAZ, ONUR; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; KIRPINAR, İSMET
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    Development of Hyperprolactinemia Induced by the Addition of Bupropion to Venlafaxine XR Treatment
    (2018-04-01) KILIÇ, Alperen; Ozturk, AHMET; Deveci, ERDEM; Kirpinar, Ismet; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; DEVECİ, ERDEM; KIRPINAR, İSMET
    Hyperprolactinemia is characterized by abnormally increased serum prolactin levels. Menstrual irregularities and hyperprolactinemia can be caused by a variety of medical conditions as well as due to the use of some psychopharmacological drugs, namely antipsychotics; it can also develop during antidepressant treatment. Bupropion is an antidepressant functioning via the inhibition of noradrenaline and dopamine reuptake. The endocrine and sexual adverse events of this agent are rare. In the literature, only one case reporting hyperprolactinemia or galactorrhea caused by bupropion use is available. Here, we present the case of a patient diagnosed with depressive disorder and receiving venlafaxine, who developed hyperprolactinemia and oligomenorrhea after the addition of bupropion the ongoing treatment and showed serum prolactin levels decreased to normal ranges shortly after the discontinuation of bupropion.
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    Neuro cognitive functioning in young high-risk offspring having a parent with bipolar I disorder
    (2013-01-01) Deveci, ERDEM; Ozan, Erol; Kirpinar, Ismet; ORAL, Meltem; DALOGLU, Ali Gokhan; Aydin, Nazan; Ozturk, AHMET; DEVECİ, ERDEM; KIRPINAR, İSMET; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET
    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).
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    Improvement in attention and executive functions during isotretinoin treatment in patients with acne
    (2013-06-01) Deveci, ERDEM; Ozturk, AHMET; Kirpinar, Ismet; ENGIN, Ragip Ismail; MELIKOGLU, Mehmet; SAKAT, Selcen Caferoglu; DEMIR, Muhammet; CANPOLAT, Serpil; DEVECİ, ERDEM; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; KIRPINAR, İSMET
    Background and Design: We assessed attention, memory, verbal-linguistic ability, and executive functions in acne vulgaris patients before and during isotretinoin treatment.
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    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, İSMET
    Background: 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.
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    The effects of focused ultrasound pulsation of nucleus accumbens in opioid-dependent rats
    (2019-01-01) Kılıç, Alperen; Yılmaz, Onur; Nabi, Aynur; Ergün, Arif Sanlı; Bozkurt, Ayhan; Kurtulmuş, Ayşe; Öztürk, AHMET; Aydın, Mehmet Şerif; Şahan, Ebru; DEVECİ, ERDEM; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; EŞREFOĞLU, MUKADDES; KIRPINAR, İSMET
    Background: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is the only modality proven to be effective on selective stimulation of the deep brain structures. It was previously reported that, by using DBS, stimulation of nucleus accumbens (NA), a region that plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of substance addiction, is effective for the treatment of substance addiction. Objective: The purpose of the current study was to observe how the morphine-conditioned place preference changed in rats by stimulating NA with a non-invasive method, focused ultrasound (US) and to detect whether there would be any tissue damage caused by US waves. Methods: We used low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU), a noninvasive modality, in a place conditioning model to stimulate NA in rats. Results: At the initial stage of our study, we used morphine to induce place preference. As expected, morphine administration caused significant place preference. After the place preference was obtained by morphine, we divided the rats into two groups. One group received LIFU waves to NA and the other group received only sham, that is, no stimulation with US waves. Rats in both groups were continued to receive morphine. Then, we investigated whether LIFU and sham will reduce morphine-induced place preference or not. We observed that morphine-induced place preference had an ongoing raise in the sham group while no raise was detected in the ultrasound group. Although LIFU prevented the rats from the raise, it did not cause a significant reduction of morphine preference. Conclusion: We state that there is a need for future studies to investigate the effects of low-intensity focused ultrasound as an alternative treatment modality in addiction.
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    Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Existential Psychotherapy and Supportive Counselling on Facial Emotion Recognition Among Patients with Mild or Moderate Depression
    (2019-07-01) YILMAZ, ONUR; Kunduz, Merve; ÇOMBAŞ, MÜGE; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; DEVECİ, ERDEM; KIRPINAR, İSMET; YILMAZ, ONUR; MIRÇIK, ALİ BARLAS; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; DEVECİ, ERDEM; KIRPINAR, İSMET
    Objective: This study compared the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), existential psychotherapy (ExP) and supportive counseling (SUP) on facial emotion recognition among mildly and moderately depressed patients. Methods: 21 patients for CBT, and 20 each for ExP and SUP groups with 60 healthy controls were investigated. Eight consecutive weekly sessions and following two monthly boosters were performed. Prior to the sessions, all subjects received Sociodemographic Data Form, the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-1), and Facial Emotion Recognition Test (FERT). Patients received Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and FERT at the onset and after weekly and booster sessions. Results: Patients' ability to recognize surprised and neutral emotions were lower than controls. ExP group improved recognition of almost all emotions, CBT group improved only happy emotions and SUP group did not improve any emotions. HDRS scores declined in all patient groups, ExP and CBT groups had lower scores than SUP. Conclusion: MDD patients recognized surprised and neutral emotions lower than controls. ExP improved ability to recognize almost all emotions, CBT improved only happy emotions, SUP did not improve at all. ExP, CBT and SUP all led to a reduction in MDD. ExP and CBT had comparable effects and both were more helpful than SUP.
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    Does psychotherapy improve alexithymia? A comparison study among patients with mild or moderate depression
    (2019-11-01) YILMAZ, ONUR; Mircik, Ali Barlas; Kunduz, Merve; Combas, Muge; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; DEVECİ, ERDEM; KIRPINAR, İSMET; YILMAZ, ONUR; MIRÇIK, ALİ BARLAS; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; DEVECİ, ERDEM; KIRPINAR, İSMET
    Background: Alexithymia is reported to be a risk factor for depression. Psychotherapy is efficient for treatment of depression. Yet, the effect of psychotherapies on alexithymia is poorly understood. Objectives: We aimed to compare Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Psychotherapy (ExP) and Supportive Counseling (SUP) for therapeutic efficacy and effect on alexithymia in depression. Methods: There were 22 patients for each patient group. Sessions were performed as eight consecutive weekly and following two monthly boosters. Sixty six healthy controls were added. Prior to the sessions, patients received Sociodemographic Data Form, the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-1), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). The control group received Sociodemographic Data Form, SCID-1 and TAS-20. Patients additionally received HDRS and TAS-20 after their weekly and booster sessions. Results: Patients- mean TAS-20 score was greater than of controls, however, it did not have a significant change throughout the study. Mean HDRS scores of ExP and CBT groups were lower than SUP group at the end. Discussion: Alexithymia did not improve with psychotherapy. The exception was effect of ExP on externally oriented thinking. Psychotherapies all improved depression. CBT and ExP were more helpful than SUP.