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    Quality of Life in Panic Disorder: Follow Up Study for 3 Months
    (2015) Altintas, Ebru; Uguz, Sukru; Levent, Bekir Aydin
    Purpose: Panic Disorder is a common psychiatric condition which is higher risk for substance abuse, suicide attempts and functional disability. It is 2-3 times more common in women and estimated to range from 1,4% to 3,8% of the general population. Studies reported that quality of life in Panic Disorder is negatively affected and overall health (emotional and psyhical health), social activities, risk of unemployment increases. The aim of this study was investigate the affects of quality of life on panic disorder and depression and follow the treatment response after the 3 months. Material and Methods: 22 women and 9 men (total 31) within in age range of 20-73(mean age 40,3 +/- 12,9) diagnosed as Panic Disorder; 27 women and 15 men (total 42) within in age range of 18-57(mean age 33,6 +/- 11,5) diagnosed as Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia; 54 women and 19 men (total 73) within in age 20-69(mean age 38,5 +/- 11,7) diagnosed on Major Depression were included to study. Psychiatric interview were carried out using Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnose(SCID-I), Sociodemographic Data Form, Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAM-A), Hamilton Depression Scale(HAM-D), Panic and Agoraphobia Scale and Endicott's Work Productivity Scale (EWPS) were applied in 0., 1., 3. months. Results: Quality of life had negatively affected in all of the groups. In this study we found significant impairment in pain, general health, energy, social function, emotional role disability and mental health subgroups of quality of life scale (SF-36) in Depression group than Panic Disorder group. Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia had affected the quality of life worse than comparison with Panic Disorder without Agoraphobia. Conclusion: At the end of the treatment, there were no differences in quality of life between all of the groups statistically.
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    Relationship between palpitation and chest pain and anxiety and depression symptom levels in individuals aged 18-25 years
    (2019) Yigit, Fatma; Cakmak, Soner; Yilmaz, Mustafa; Uguz, Sukru
    Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare the levels of anxiety and depression according to the presence and absence of heart disease in individuals aged 18-25 years who apply to the Cardiology Outpatient Clinic for palpitations or chest pain. Materials and Methods: Persons who 18-25 years old applied to Baskent University Adana Dr. Turgut Noyan Research and Application Center Cardiology Department for palpitaion or chest pain were taken into the study. A total of 114 people, including 55 males and 60 females, were included in the study. Fourty-four people those in the same ages who came as a companion were taken to the control group. Participants were asked to fill in the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) by themselves. Results: In the case group, 77 patients did not have any heart disease. Thirty-seven people were diagnosed with a heart disease. The BAI and BDI scores of the groups were compared. The BDI and BAI scores of the groups who presented with chest pain and palpitation were significantly higher than the control group. Conclusion: The anxiety and depression symptom levels of the patients who were diagnosed and not diagnosed with cardiac disease in 18-25 year olds who applied to the cardiology policlinic were more than the control group.