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Öğe Are oxidative stress markers useful to distinguish schizoaffective disorder from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder?(Cambridge Univ Press, 2014) Bulbul, Feridun; Virit, Osman; Alpak, Gokay; Unal, Ahmet; Bulut, Mahmut; Kaya, Mehmet Cemal; Altindag, AbdurrahmanObjective Schizoaffective disorder is a disease with both affective and psychotic symptoms. In this study, we aimed to compare oxidative metabolism markers of schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenic patients. Furthermore, we also aimed to investigate whether schizoaffective disorder could be differentiated from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in terms of oxidative metabolism. Methods Total oxidant status (TOS) and total antioxidant status (TAS) were measured in the blood samples that were collected from schizoaffective patients (n = 30), bipolar disorder patients (n = 30) and schizophrenic patients (n = 30). Oxidative stress index (OSI) was calculated by dividing TOS by TAS. Results TOS and OSI were found to be higher in patients with schizoaffective disorder compared with those in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients. TAS was not significantly different between the groups. Conclusion Schizoaffective disorder was found to be different from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in terms of oxidative parameters. This result may indicate that schizoaffective disorder could differ from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in terms of biochemical parameters. Increased TOS levels observed in schizoaffective disorder may suggest poor clinical course and may be an indicator of poor prognosis.Öğe Effects of isotretinoin on obsessive compulsive symptoms, depression, and anxiety in patients with acne vulgaris(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2012) Yesilova, Yavuz; Bez, Yasin; Ari, Mustafa; Kaya, Mehmet Cemal; Alpak, GokayBackground: Depression, anxiety, and obsessive compulsive symptoms are known to be common among patients with acne vulgaris. In contrast to earlier reports, a number of recent studies suggested isotretinoin to be beneficial for depression and anxiety symptoms in acne patients. Moreover, its effects on obsessive compulsive symptomatology are still widely unknown. Objectives: To examine the effects of isotretinoin treatment on obsessive compulsive symptoms, depression, and anxiety in acne vulgaris patients. Methods: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Maudsley Obsessive Compulsive Questionnaire, and Sheehan Disability Scale were administered to 43 patients with acne vulgaris who accepted isotretinoin treatment and agreed to participate in the study. Severity of acne was evaluated with Global Acne Grading System. Thirty-three patients completed 6 months treatment with oral isotretinoin at 0.5-1.0 mg/kg daily doses. Measurements were repeated at the end of 6 months. Results: Depression, anxiety, and obsessive rumination symptoms were significantly improved after isotretinoin treatment. On the other hand, obsessive doubting of acne patients was worse at the end of the treatment. There was no significant change in disease related disability of patients. Conclusion: Besides worsening of obsessive doubting, successful treatment with oral isotretinoin seems to be related with improvement in depression, anxiety, and obsessive rumination symptoms in acne vulgaris patients. These changes were not reflected in the disability level that acne patients have reported.Öğe High Catalase and Low Thiol Levels in Adult-ADHD Patients(Kure Iletisim Grubu A S, 2014) Alpak, Gokay; Selek, Salih; Bulut, Mahmut; Bulbul, Feridun; Unal, Ahmet; Virit, Osman; Kilic, Osman Hasan TahsinObjective: The prevalence of Adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (A-ADHD) has been estimated as to be around 5%. There are several hypotheses regarding the etiology of ADHD. Although numerous researches have been conducted regarding neurobiology of pediatric ADHD, A-ADHD studies were relatively few. Many studies have indicated that oxidant mediated neuronal damage may play a role in the pathophysiology of various psychiatric disorders. Recently, oxidative stress has been studied in A-ADHD and there is an accumulating evidence to support its' role. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate catalase (CAT) and thiol levels in A-ADHD patients and compare with healthy controls. Materials-Methods: Twenty-five A-ADHD patients from Gaziantep University, diagnosed according to Turgay's Turkish version of Adult ADD/ADHD DSM IV-Based Diagnostic Screening and Rating Scale by two psychiatrists, and 25 healthy volunteer controls were included. The subjects strictly refrained from any substance intake and physical exercise after 08:00 p.m. on the day before collection. CAT and Thiol levels were measured in plasma samples of study groups. Results: Age, gender, and body mass indexes of patients and controls have shown homogeneity and there were no differences between the groups. Total score and subscores were not correlated with any of the mentioned biochemical parameters. The mean CAT levels in patients with ADHD were significantly higher and Thiol levels were lower than those of controls (<0.001, <0.001, respectively). When the comorbid patient group compared with pure A-ADHD patients in terms of CAT (11.49 +/- 0.28, 11.51 +/- 0.40, respectively) and thiol (0.22 +/- 0.05, 0.25 +/- 0.03, respectively) levels there were not found any significant differences (p=0.865, p=0.174, respectively). Conclusions: The results of the present study may indicate that thiol levels may be decreased with in reaction of increased CAT levels and thiol act like a pro-oxidant. This study may be considered as one of the initial phase studies that lighten the relationship between oxidative stress and A-ADHD.There is a need for further studies that will prove this relationship exactly.Öğe Predictive Value of Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms Involving the Skin on Quality of Life in Patients with Acne Vulgaris(Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2013) Bez, Yasin; Yesilova, Yavuz; Ari, Mustafa; Kaya, Mehmet Cemal; Alpak, Gokay; Bulut, MahmutAcne is one of the most common dermatological diseases, and obsessive compulsive disorder is among the most frequent psychiatric conditions seen in dermatology clinics. Comorbidity of these conditions may therefore be expected. The aim of this study was to measure obsessive compulsive symptoms and quality of life in patients with acne vulgaris, compare them with those of healthy control subjects, and determine whether there is any predictive value of obsessive compulsive symptoms for quality of life in patients with acne. Obsessive compulsive symptoms and quality of life measurements of 146 patients with acne vulgaris and 94 healthy control subjects were made using the Maudsley Obsessive Compulsive Questionnaire and Short Form-36 in a cross-sectional design. Patients with acne vulgaris had lower scores for physical functioning, physical role dysfunction, general health perception, vitality, and emotional role dysfunction. They also had higher scores for checking, slowness, and rumination. The only predictor of physical functioning and vitality dimensions of health-related quality of life in these patients was rumination score. Obsessive compulsive symptoms in patients with acne vulgaris are higher than in controls, and this may correlate with both disease severity and quality of life for patients.
