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Publication Metadata only Inequality on the frontline: a multi-country study on gender differences in mental health among healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic(Cambridge University Press, 2024) Czepiel, Diana; Mccormack, Clare; da Silva, Andrea T. C.; Seblova, Dominika; Moro, Maria F.; Restrepo-Henao, Alexandra; Martinez, Adriana M.; Afolabi, Oyeyemi; Alnasser, Lubna; Alvarado, Ruben; Asaoka, Hiroki; Ayinde, Olatunde; Balalian, Arin; Ballester, Dinarte; Barathie, Josleen A. l.; Basagoitia, Armando; Basic, Djordje; Burrone, Maria S.; Carta, Mauro G.; Durand-Arias, Sol; Fernandez-Jimenez, Eduardo; Frey, Marcela I. F.; Gureje, Oye; Isahakyan, Anna; Jaldo, Rodrigo; Karam, Elie G.; Khattech, Dorra; Lindert, Jutta; Martinez-Ales, Gonzalo; Mascayano, Franco; Mediavilla, Roberto; Gonzalez, Javier A. Narvaez; Nasser-Karam, Aimee; Nishi, Daisuke; Olaopa, Olusegun; Ouali, Uta; Puac-Polanco, Victor; Ramirez, Dorian E.; Ramirez, Jorge; Rivera-Segarra, Eliut; Rutten, Bart P. F.; Santaella-Tenorio, Julian; Sapag, Jaime C.; Seblova, Jana; Soto, Maria T. S.; Tavares-Cavalcanti, Maria; Valeri, Linda; Sijbrandij, Marit; Susser, Ezra S.; Hoek, Hans W.; van der Ven, Els; Department of Psychology; Eskin, Mehmet; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and HumanitiesHealthcare workers (HCWs) were at increased risk for mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, with prior data suggesting women may be particularly vulnerable. Our global mental health study aimed to examine factors associated with gender differences in psychological distress and depressive symptoms among HCWs during COVID-19. Across 22 countries in South America, Europe, Asia and Africa, 32,410 HCWs participated in the COVID-19 HEalth caRe wOrkErS (HEROES) study between March 2020 and February 2021. They completed the General Health Questionnaire-12, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and questions about pandemic-relevant exposures. Consistently across countries, women reported elevated mental health problems compared to men. Women also reported increased COVID-19-relevant stressors, including insufficient personal protective equipment and less support from colleagues, while men reported increased contact with COVID-19 patients. At the country level, HCWs in countries with higher gender inequality reported less mental health problems. Higher COVID-19 mortality rates were associated with increased psychological distress merely among women. Our findings suggest that among HCWs, women may have been disproportionately exposed to COVID-19-relevant stressors at the individual and country level. This highlights the importance of considering gender in emergency response efforts to safeguard women's well-being and ensure healthcare system preparedness during future public health crises.Publication Metadata only COVID-19 pandemic and mental health concerns: what should we expect?(Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2020) Çöpür, Mazlum; Çöpür, Sidar; Researcher; School of Medicine; 368625COVID-19 Pandemic and mental health concerns: What should we expect? / Öz: COVID-19 Pandemisi ve psikiyatrik endişeler: Bundan sonraki süreçte ne beklemeliyiz?Publication Metadata only Psychiatry shuffles the cards: toward new subtypes, specifiers, and qualifiers(Kare Publ, 2022) N/A; Şar, Vedat; Faculty Member; School of Medicine; 8542The anonymous tale (my version) of five medical doctors hunting is not far from telling the truth: The physicians saw a bird taking off from the bush and wanted to be sure that it was a duck and not a goose before they shot it. The general practitioner deferred the decision to the specialists. The internist did not want to comment without having a lab test. The surgeon proposed hitting the animal before it was too late. The pathologist warned that an insufficient specimen would not allow a definitive opinion even after a completed action. The psychiatrist was the last resort. After a short silence, she asked: Is what you see what you get?Publication Metadata only Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of Looming Maladaptive Style Questionnaire-Revised (LMSQ-R)(Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2018) Atalar, Dilek Saritas; Department of Psychology; Atalay, Ayşe Altan; Teaching Faculty; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 205807Objectives: Most of the studies that examine cognitive vulnerability tend to focus on cognitive vulnerability for depression and explain anxiety through its intersection with depression. Looming Cognitive Style (LCS) was suggested as a cognitive vulnerability model that is specific for anxiety. According to the model, people who have looming vulnerability tend to evaluate the threats coming from the environment as more overwhelming than they actually are and are constantly hypervigilant to the threat cues that may come from the environment. This pattern plays an important role in both generation and maintenance of anxiety disorders. A two-factor looming vulnerability scale was developed to assess looming cognitive style and the present study aims to adapt the scale into Turkish and examine its psychometric characteristics. Method: The sample is composed of 657 university students between the ages of 18 and 29. The participants were administered LMSQ-R as well as scales that assess anxiety, depression, and worry. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis results supported the original factor structure of the scale providing two distinct, but correlated factors as social and physical looming. In addition to that, total score and subscale scores had moderate to high correlations with other study variables and reliability scores appearing close to the original form provides support for the reliability of the scale. Conclusion: The Turkish version of the LMSQ-R is a reliable and valid scale that can be used with Turkish population.Publication Metadata only “Doing What Matters in Times of Stress” to decrease psychological distress during Covid-19: a rammed controlled pilot trial(Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022) Uygun, Ersin; Karaoğlan Kahiloğulları, Akfer; Department of Psychology; Department of Psychology; N/A; Acartürk, Ceren; Kurt, Gülşah; İlkkurşun, Zeynep; Faculty Member; Teaching Faculty; Master Student; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; 39271; 368619; N/ADespite the increasing psychological distress during Covid-19, utilisation of face-to-face psychological interventions decreased profoundly. The aim of this study involving two parallel, two-armed pilot randomised controlled trials was to examine the effectiveness of a guided self-help intervention "Doing What Matters in Times of Stress" (DWM) in decreasing psychological distress in Turkish and Syrian participants. Seventy-four Turkish nationals and 50 Syrian refugee adults with psychological distress were randomly allocated to a DWM group or wait-list control group. The primary outcome measure was the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 postintervention. Secondary outcome measures were the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Checklist for DSM-5, Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale and Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II postintervention. Although this study was not powered to detect a significant effect for DWM postassessment between DWM and the control group, results showed a significant improvement in depression symptoms among Turkish participants in the DWM group (d = 0.46) and in PTSD symptoms among Syrian participants in the DWM group (d = 0.67) from pre- to postintervention assessment. These results indicate the potential of DWM to decrease mental health problems during the pandemic and importance of a fully powered, definitive controlled trial to examine its effectiveness both for the host community and refugees to reduce psychological distress during Covid-19.Publication Metadata only Emergence of stuttering in an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder patient treated with methylphenidate(Kare Yayıncılık, 2018) Çöpür, Mazlum; N/A; Çöpür, Sidar; Researcher; School of Medicine; 368625N/APublication Metadata only Psychological problems and resilience among Syrian adolescents exposed to war(Elsevier, 2022) Uysal, Burcu; Yanık, Medaim; Taştekne, Feyzanur; Tüzgen, Esma; Altınışık, Esra; Department of Psychology; Acartürk, Ceren; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 39271There are very few holistic studies that consider a resilience and risk-oriented approach to Syrian adolescent refugees living in Turkey, and most of these studies have been conducted with relatively small samples. Furthermore, dissociation as a universal response to childhood trauma has been neglected by researchers in the study of Syrian adolescents. Therefore, this study aimed to correct this omission by investigating the level of psychological problems (especially dissociation) and resilience with the predictors of those levels, as reported by 430 Syrian adolescents aged between 12 and 18 in Turkey. The prevalence of the participants who had higher than the cut-off value in dissociation was 47.2% and in PTSD was 61.3%. Additionally, in the proportion of medium to severe levels, 72.8% of the participants had anxiety symptoms and 51.5% had depressive symptoms. The level of resilience among the adolescents was about average with 60.7% of the participants displaying moderate to exceptionally high resilience.While the high number of traumatic experiences and use of negative religious coping methods came to the fore as predictors of psychological problems, social support from family and friends and positive religious coping methods were the common predictors for the assessment of higher resilience. The findings from this study may be of assistance to the development of preventive intervention programs for adolescent refugees in general and Syrian adolescent refugees in particular.