COVID-19 affected our mental health as well as our physical health. In this study, the anxiety and hopelessness levels of healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers and the factors affecting them were evaluated in Turkey. Beck Hopelessness Scale and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was applied online to participants. Totally 2156 individuals were included in the study and 52.0% (n:1121) of them are healthcare workers. The hopelessness and state anxiety levels of healthcare workers were higher than non-healthcare workers. Nurses' hopelessness levels are higher than doctors, and state anxiety levels are higher than both doctors and other healthcare workers. Anxiety and hopelessness levels were higher in women, those living with a high-risk individual at home during the pandemic, those who had difficulty in caring for their children, and those whose income decreased. Anxiety levels are an important predictor of hopelessness. The increase in anxiety levels explained 28.9% of the increase in hopelessness levels. Increased working hours is one of the important factors affecting anxiety. As a conclusion, healthcare workers were more affected psychologically in the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the society. Nurses were affected more than other healthcare workers. It is important to identify the factors affecting anxiety, hopelessness, and individuals who may be more psychologically affected during the pandemic. An important contribution can be made to the protection of public health by ensuring that psychosocial interventions for high-risk groups are planned in advance.

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Purpose This study explored how patients with schizophrenia were provided with social support and treatment compliance during the pandemic. Design and Methods A total of 396 patients with schizophrenia and their relatives were interviewed by telephone calls. Findings Multiple antipsychotic use and depot antipsychotics were not superior in preventing relapse. A total of 70.2% of the patients wanted to meet with their psychiatrist online but only 7.1% of them were reached online. A total of 59% of patients were able to take their medication thanks to the extension of their drug prescriptions. Practice Implications Active inclusion of telepsychiatry applications in clinical practice is necessary for patients with schizophrenia. Government policies developed for treatment compliance seem important.

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Objective: To compare the psychological resilience and anxiety levels of patients diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) and healthy pregnant women. Materials and Methods: A sociodemographic data form and the Resilience scale for Adults (RSA) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were administered. The sociodemographic data form was completed by the physician, and the RSA and STAI were completed by the participant. The sample of the study consisted of 60 pregnant women with HG and hospitalized and 97 healthy voluntary pregnant women with similar characteristics to the research group without any pregnancy complications. Data were evaluated using descriptive statistical analyses, the independent samples t-test, the Mann-Whitney U test and Pearson’s correlation analysis. Results: The age range was 18-42 years for HG group and 20-43 years for control group. The average age of the HG group was 28.17±5.96 years and that of the control group was 29.45±5.83 years. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of pregnancy week. Regarding the prevalence of state and trait anxiety between the groups, it was found that 66.7% of the HG group had a high level of trait anxiety and 51.7% had a high level of state anxiety. It was found that 61.9% of the control group had a high level of trait anxiety and 38.1% had a high level of state anxiety. There was no difference between the healthy pregnant group and the HG group in terms of anxiety (p=0.125). It was found that there was a significant difference between the groups in terms of only sub-dimensions of RSA, which were perception of self (U=2385.00, p=0.044) and perception of future (U=2350.50, p=0.030). The perception of self and perception of future scores of the healthy control group were higher. Conclusion: There was no difference between the healthy pregnant group and the HG group in terms of anxiety. It was observed that the HG group had a lower perception of self and future. Apart from the usual increase in anxiety levels during pregnancy, HG accompanied by stubborn nausea and vomiting does not create an extra psychological burden, either as a cause or a result.

2012-2016 yılları arasında Türkiye Psikiyatri Derneği (TPD) tarafından yapılan ardışık beş Ulusal Psikiyatri Kongresi'nde (UPK) sunulan poster ve sözel bildirilerin yayına dönüşme oranları ve bu oranları etkileyen faktörlerin değerlendirilmesidir. Yöntem: Hakemli dergilerde yayına dönüşen bildiriler, Web of Knowledge, PubMed ve Google Akademik veri tabanları kullanılarak belirlenmiştir. Tanımlanan yazılar bildiri tipine, yayına dönüşene kadar geçen süreye, yayınlandığı dergi indeksi ve etki faktörüne göre sınıflandırılmıştır. Bulgular: İncelenen tarihler arasında yapılan ardışık beş UPK'de toplam 1372 bildirinin sunulduğu, 297 (%21,6) bildirinin yayına dönüştüğü, bunlardan 201'inin poster, 96'sının sözel bildiri sınıfında yer aldığı; sözel sunumların poster sunumlara kıyasla daha yüksek oranda yayına dönüştüğü saptandı (p<0,001). Araştırma niteliğinde yer alan çalışmaların olgu sınıfında yer alan çalışmalara göre daha çok yayına dönüştüğü görüldü. Bildirilerin ortalama yayına dönüşme süresinin 19,04±12,47 ay bulundu. Yayına dönüşme tarihinde makalelerin yayınlandığı dergi ortalama etki değeri 1,45 ±1,49 olarak bulundu. Sonuç: TPD UPK'lerde sunulan bildirilerin yayına dönüşme oranı ulusal çalışmalarla kıyaslandığında benzer olmasına rağmen, uluslararası literatürde bildirilen oranların altındadır. Türkiye'de ruh sağlığı hizmeti sunulan kurumlarda araştırmalara zaman ayrılması, araştırmanın yayına dönüşmesi sırasında yaşanan zorluklar ile ilgili yol gösterebilecek birimlerin oluşturulması ve araştırmacıların bu konuda desteklenmesine ihtiyaç vardır. Bununla birlikte kongre bildirileri değerlendirilirken daha seçici bir yaklaşım benimsenmeli ve akademik değeri yüksek olduğu düşünülen çalışmaların araştırmacıları sözel sunum başvurusuna teşvik edilmelidir.

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