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Relations Among Internalized Stigmatization, Depressive Symptom Frequency and Family Loading in First-degree Caregivers of the Patients Treated in the Psychiatry Clinic of a State Hospital

HIGHLIGHTSIt was determined a correlations between family loading, depressive symptoms and internalized stigma of caregivers.

Effectiveness of Adherence Therapy for People With Schizophrenia in Turkey: A Controlled Study

OBJECTIVE This study used a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group and follow-up to determine the efficacy of adherence therapy in patients with schizophrenia in Turkey. METHODS The sample of this study consisted of patients with schizophrenia (n=30). The Questionnaire Form, Medication Adherence Rating Scale, Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale, and Beck Cognitive Insight Scale were used. The patients were assigned to experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups using the randomization method. The experimental group received adherence therapy in eight sessions. RESULTS When the scores of the patients in the experimental and control groups were compared at the pretest, posttest, and 3- and 6-months follow ups, a significant difference was only found in the Medication Adherence Rating Scale posttest scores. CONCLUSION Adherence therapy is effective in improving adherence to treatment but is not effective with regard to insight and internalized stigma in patients with schizophrenia.

Roles of Psychiatry Nurses Within a Therapeutic Environment of Psychiatry Clinics in Turkey

OBJECT: The object of this study is to determine the roles of psychiatry nurses within the therapeutic environment of psychiatry clinics in Turkey. METHODS: This study was performed in a cross‐sectional and descriptive design in 195 institutes comprising psychiatry clinics in Turkey. RESULTS: When the responsibilities of nurses for clinical activities were asked, the following answers were obtained: playing with patients or painting at a rate of 54,4%. It was determined that in the majority of psychiatry clinics, there were educational activities which were conducted by nurses. CONCLUSION: The researchers propose that the increase in the roles and responsibilities of nurses in such activities be supported. HIGHLIGHTSPsychiatry clinics have quite an important place in the treatment of psychological problems.A nurse of the psychiatry department is the primary person responsible for providing the requirements of the therapeutic environment in clinics.It is unknown what the status of the characteristics of the therapeutic environments in Turkey.This study contributes to literature by obtaining data on the therapeutic environment of the psychiatry clinics in Turkey and the roles the nurses of psychiatry department to the development of the understanding of contemporary psychiatry.

The Examination Of The Some Aspects Of The Therapeutic Environment Of Psychiatric Inpatient Clinics In Turkey

Material and Methods: The present study was performed cross-sectionally and descriptively in 195 institutes comprising the psychiatry clinic in Turkey. A survey of 42 questions was used that included the characteristics of clinics obtained by reviewing the literature and listing specialist opinions. Data were collected via telephone between June 25, 2014 and July 15, 2015. Analysis of data was performed using the SPSS 18.0 software. Numbers and percentages were used as descriptive statistics with respect to hospitals. Results: It was found that 63.1% of clinics had 6–10 nurses, 77.9% of them had 1–10 doctors, and 37.4% of them did not have a visit room, whereas 47.2% of them had an occupation room. It was discovered that 99% of clinic activities for patients were performed, 45.6% of them with occupational therapy were not performed, 16.9% of them with occupational therapy were performed, and 57.5% of them with regular sport activities were not performed. It was detected that psychoeducation was not performed in 66.2% of the clinics, whereas it was performed in 33.8% of them. Conclusions: It was observed that when the results of the study were evaluated, there were deficiencies in physical configuration in our country and limited therapeutic activities.