As found in other countries, alcohol dependence in Turkish subjects with childhood ADHD starts early and is relatively resistant to treatment. Early diagnosis and treatment of ADHD might help prevent alcohol- and substance-related disorders.

This study investigated the descriptive features of Turkish pathological gamblers. Participants were 31 male pathological gamblers and 42 "regular gamblers" who acted as controls. The subjects were diagnosed on the basis of DSM-IV pathological gambling criteria and completed the Turkish Version of South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS). The nonpathological group was quite comparable with the pathological gambling group with respect to types and frequency of gambling and socio-demographic features. The data on the variables that defined and discriminated pathological gamblers from regular gamblers were collected through administration of a 68-item questionnaire, prepared by the authors. Compared to the non pathological gamblers, the pathological gamblers gambled more to recover their losses, experienced craving for gambling more often, gambled more often to obtain relief from disturbing emotions, harboured more irrational and unrealistic cognitions to rationalize their gambling behavior and suffered more emotionally, financially and socially as a result of their involvement in gambling. The results of the study suggested that Turkish pathological gamblers are very much like their counterparts in Western countries.

The results of the study, in line with the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD (MTA) findings, highlighted the role of stimulant medication in the treatment of ADHD.

This case report presents a severe case of anorexia nervosa in a 15-year-old female adolescent. The patient suffered from extreme weight loss and agitation that required hospitalization in the Intensive Care Unit. The initial treatment consisted of fluoxetine management. Marked improvements, both in weight and psychological adjustment, were observed with the later addition of olanzapine. The findings reported here support previous findings that suggest the beneficial use of olanzapine in the treatment of anorexia nervosa.

Drawing from parental acceptance‐rejection theory (PARTheory), the present study investigated the link between perceived parental acceptance‐rejection in childhood and perceived partner acceptance‐rejection in adulthood. Two hundred forty‐five dating or married individuals were divided into two groups, those who felt satisfied and those who felt dissatisfied in their current intimate relationship. Compared to satisfied respondents, dissatisfied respondents reported significantly higher levels of rejection both in their current intimate relationship and in their childhood relationships with their parents. Respondents who had been accepted by their parents in childhood were also most likely to feel accepted by their intimate partners. The opposite was true, although to a lesser extent, for those respondents who felt rejected in childhood. About a quarter of the respondents who felt rejected in childhood were satisfied in their current intimate relationships. Finally, correlations between childhood and adulthood measures of acceptance revealed that both maternal and paternal acceptance‐rejection were significantly related to intimate partner acceptance‐rejection. There were no significant gender differences between male versus female respondents' perceptions of either partner or parental acceptance‐rejection.