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- PublicationMetadata onlySialorrhoea associated with sertraline use(2019-09-10T00:00:00Z) ŞAHAN, EBRU; KILIÇARSLAN, TEZER; KIRPINAR, İSMET; ŞAHAN, EBRU; KILIÇARSLAN, TEZER; KIRPINAR, İSMETIntroduction: Sialorrhoea, which has been defined as excessive amount of saliva in the mouth, can be a debilitating symptom. Psychoactive drugs may cause an increase or decrease in saliva secretion. Antidepressant drugs, especially tricyclic antidepressants and less often serotonin reuptake inhibitors, are often associated with a decrease in salivation and the complaint of dry mouth. Case presentation: A 46-year-old male patient with complaints of being depressed, lack of motivation, irritability and difficulty in falling asleep was started on sertraline treatment and had trouble with sialorrhoea after the dose increase, without other causes of hypersalivation. Discussion: We could not find report of any case with antidepressant-associated sialorrhoea in the literature. Future cases may support a relationship between sertraline and sialorrhoea.
- PublicationOpen AccessHaloperidol-related neutropenia(2019-05-01T00:00:00Z) ŞAHAN, EBRU; ŞAHAN, EBRUPhenothiazines like antipsychotics have been known to cause neutropenia, but this has been reported very rarely with haloperidol. A 20-year-old male patient admitted to emergency service (emergency room) with shortness of breath, chest pain, and anger. He was diagnosed with pneumonia and prescribed moxifloxacin. After 2 days with antibiotic, he readmitted. Left lung pneumothorax was detected, and thorax computerized tomography was requested. However, he opposed and beated one of the hospital officials. The diagnosis of manic episode due to antibiotic moxifloxacin was considered. The tube thoracostomy had to be done, and antibiotic therapy was stopped. Haloperidol 10 mg/day and biperiden 4 mg/day injections were administered because he continued to resist medical interventions. After haloperidol, his leukocyte count decreased. He responded well to filgrastim (Neupogen) and blood transfusions, so a drug-related cause of neutropenia has been suspected. He was switched from haloperidol to quetiapine 300 mg twice a day. His white blood cell count returned to normal levels.
- PublicationMetadata onlyImpulsivity and impulse control disorders in pregnancy(2018-01-01) Eroglu, Meliha Zengin; Sahan, EBRU; ŞAHAN, EBRUOBJECTIVE: We investigate the relationship between impulsivity and impulse control disorders (ICDs) in pregnancy. We claim that women with unplanned pregnancies are more impulsive and have a higher frequency of ICDs.
- PublicationMetadata onlyDuloxetine Induced Hyponatremia(2019-12-01T00:00:00Z) ŞAHAN, EBRU; Parlakkaya Yildiz, Fatma Busra; ŞAHAN, EBRUHyponatremia can be asymptomatic or have a wide range of clinical presentations such as headaches, muscle cramps, nausea, seizures, coma, cerebral edema and may even result in death. Despite it has been suggested that duloxetine has a relatively less risk of hyponatraemia, the number of case reports are increasing. A 45-year old female patient with complaints of fear, anxiety, sleeplessness and headache was started on duloxetine (30 mg/day). In the first week of the treatment, she was admitted to the emergency service with dizziness, dry mouth, polyuria and polydipsia. She had to be transferred to the intensive care unit because of agitation, loss of consciousness and a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Blood levels of Sodium (Na+), Potassium (K+) and Chlorine (Cl-) were, respectfully, 121 mmol/L, 2.7 mmol/L and 87 mmol/L. Brain imaging displayed cerebral edema. Electrolyte levels were regulated with saline infusions. Amitriptyline was initiated for the ongoing headache and anxiety. In outpatient visits, hyponatremia did not recur in the following 3 months.
- PublicationOpen AccessCan we predict who will be more anxious and depressed in the COVID-19 ward?(2021-01-01T00:00:00Z) Sahan, Ebru; Unal, Shafiga Mursalova; KIRPINAR, İSMET; ŞAHAN, EBRU; KIRPINAR, İSMETObjective: Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 are at high risk for anxiety and depression, but most studies about mental health during the pandemic included the general public, healthcare workers, and students. We aimed to explore the anxiety and depression levels, prevalence and predictors in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Methods: In this cross-sectional, exploratory study, sociodemographic and clinical features of 281 patients with confirmed COVID-19 were explored. Patients underwent a comprehensive psychiatric assessment and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was administered through a telephonic interview. Results: The mean age of the participants was 55.0 ± 14.9 years. One hundred forty-three (50.9%) patients were male, and 138 (49.1%) were female. Ninety-eight (34.9%) patients had significant levels of anxiety and 118 (42.0%) had significant levels of depression. Female gender, staying alone in a hospital room, early days of hospital stay, and any lifetime psychiatric disorder was associated with symptoms of anxiety. Being over 50 years of age, staying alone in a hospital room, and NSAID use before the week of hospital admission were associated with symptoms of depression. Anxiety and depression levels were lower when family members who tested positive for COVID-19 stayed in the same hospital room during treatment. Conclusion: Women, patients >50 years, patients who used NSAIDs before hospital admission, and those with lifetime psychiatric disorders may be at risk for anxiety and depressive symptoms in the COVID-19 ward. Allowing family members with COVID-19 to stay in the same hospital room may be associated with lower anxiety and depression levels.
- PublicationMetadata onlyNegativism Associated Urinary Bladder Overdistension: a Case Report(2017-09-01) Sahan, EBRU; Eroglu, Meliha Zengin; ŞAHAN, EBRUNegativism is known as resistance to instructions, contrary comportment to what asked. Negativism is mostly associated with catatonia. Genitourinary complications like urinary retention or urinary incontinence or infections can be seen in catatonia. Here we describe a case of negativism associated urinary bladder overdistension without catatonia. We aim to call attention that urinary bladder overdistension may be associated with negativism without catatonia.
- PublicationMetadata onlyClozapine Withdrawal Catatonia Refractory to ECT: A Case Report(2012-09-01T00:00:00Z) CERİT, CEM; tüzün, Basak; akpınar, Esma; Sahan, EBRU; ŞAHAN, EBRUClozapine withdrawal catatonia refractory to ECT: a case report
- PublicationMetadata onlyAn unusual case of unplanned complex suicide(2017-01-01T00:00:00Z) Eroglu, Meliha Zengin; Sahan, EBRU; KİRAZ, Seda; ŞAHAN, EBRUSuicide is defined as using more than one method to induce death. Suicides are divided into simple and complex cases. A complex suicide is defined as the use of more than one method to induce death. The planning of several methods for inducing death further permits the classification of suicide into planned and unplanned. In planned type, two or more methods are applied simultaneously to make sure that death will occur. In unplanned type, a second method is just used if the first method is unsuccessful or painful. Less fatal methods like poisoning or cutting is combined with a second method which is usually more lethal like shooting, falling from a height, burning, or hanging. Here, we present a complex suicide case who is living despite using three suicide methods consecutively.
- PublicationMetadata onlyOianzapine and tardive dyskinesia: a case report(2017-02-01T00:00:00Z) Sahan, EBRU; zengin eroğlu, Meliha; ŞAHAN, EBRUTardive dyskinesia is a serious and common motor side-effect of treatment with especially traditional neuroleptics with an unknown pathophysiological basis. The essential features of neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia (TD) are abnormal, involuntary movements of the tongue, jaw, trunk or extremities that emerges in a patient predisposed to antipsychotic medication. Although the exact pathogenesis of TD is unclear, there is some evidence that dopamine supersensitivity in the nigro-striatal pathway due to the antipsychotics could contribute to these dyskinetic movements. Atypical antipsychotics have less risk in terms of tardive dyskinesia compared to traditional neuroleptics however there is stil probability of late adverse effects. Although it has been suggested that olanzapine can improve tardive dyskinesia in some patients, few reported cases have shown that the prolonged use of olanzapine can instead be associated with tardive dyskinesia/dystonia. Here we report a case who experienced tardive dyskinesia after 12 years of treatment with olanzapine and its treatment with clozapine.
- PublicationOpen AccessState and trait anxiety among medical staff during the first month of COVID-19 pandemic: A sample from Turkey(2021-08-01T00:00:00Z) ŞAHAN, EBRU; TANGİLNTİZ, AİSE; ŞAHAN, EBRU; TANGİLNTİZ, AİSEObjectives During the COVID-19 pandemic, excessive workload, a rapidly changing workplace environment, the danger of carrying the virus and transmitting the disease to their families, relatives and those they live with creates stress for the medical workers. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the state and trait anxiety levels of healthcare professionals who encounter patients with suspected COVID-19 infection and related factors. Method Data were collected from healthcare professionals working with patients diagnosed or suspected with COVID-19 via online self-report questionnaire between 9-19 April 2020. The state (STAI-S) and trait anxiety (STAI-T) scale was used to measure anxiety. Results A total of 291 healthcare professionals, 216 women and 75 men, participated in the study. Women-s state and trait anxiety were significantly higher than men-s. 11 participants without any lifetime psychiatric illness experienced psychiatric symptoms and consulted to a psychiatrist. The state anxiety of those who have children, nurses and those working in branches directly related to the pandemic (Infectious Diseases, Respiratory Diseases, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Radiology, Anesthesiology and Reanimation) was higher than others. The state anxiety of those who thought they were not protected with personal protective equipment and those who did not stay in their own home was higher than others. Conclusions At the forefront of the fight against COVID-19, there are medical personnel who pay a serious psychological cost. Especially in terms of anxiety, we should pay attention to women, workers with children, nurses and people working in branches that are directly related to pandemics.