The aim of the study was to investigate and compare anxiety sensitivity measurements and panic-agoraphobic spectrum symptoms in patients diagnosed with panic disorder and in their first degree relatives. Eighty patients who were on followup or recently diagnosed as panic disorder in a university faculty of medicine psychiatry department and their first degree relatives (80 siblings) were included after clinical evaluation. The patients were assessed with socio-demographic information form, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-1), Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Panic-Agoraphobic Scale (PAS) and Lifetime Panic-Agoraphobic Spectrum Self Report (PAS-SR lifetime); and their siblings were assessed with socio-demographic information form, SCID-1, ASI, STAI, BDI, and PAS-SR lifetime. According to the results of the study, it was determined that the ASI scores of the patients were statistically significantly higher than the scores of their siblings (p<0.01). In addition, patients scored significantly higher on the PAS-SR lifetime scale than siblings (p<0.01). Inclusion of BDI scores in covariant analysis has made no change in the difference among study groups in level of anxiety sensitivity and degree of panic agoraphobic spectrum. As a conclusion, in this study, it was found that anxiety sensitivity and spectrum symptoms, which are two variables investigated as endophenotypic features in the first degree relatives in the panic disorder, differ from the patient group in terms of severity and frequency.

This study, which aims to determine the levels of depression and somatization disorder seen in women experiencing compulsory internal migration, is a research in the general screening model and the relational screening model based on quantitative data. The study population of the study was determined as non-immigrant women aged between 18-65 (α = 50) living in the city center of Diyarbakır (α = 50) and women aged between 18-65 (α = 50) who experienced forced internal migration from Diyarbakır to Istanbul. In the study, women between the ages of 18-65 (n = 50) living in Diyarbakır and women between the ages of 18-65 (n = 50) who experienced forced internal migration from Diyarbakır to Istanbul were selected by the easy sampling method. As a data collection tool in the research; Beck Depression Inventory, Brief Symptom Inventory and Somatization Scale were used. It has been concluded that the depression levels, mental symptom levels, and somatization levels of the women who experienced compulsory internal migration were statistically significantl higher than the nonimmigrant women. The results of this research suggest that it may be important to take measures to protect mental health in women experiencing internal migration

It is known that the negative life events experienced in childhood are related to depressive disorder and anxiety disorders in adult life. Adult separation anxiety is a relatively new diagnosis classified under the title of anxiety disorders in DSM-5. The aim of this study is to investigate the possible relationship between adult separation anxiety and traumatic experiences in childhood since childhood trauma has been associated with many anxiety disorders. The study included 119 female and 113 male participants. Only individuals aged 20 years and older and who do not have a psychiatric illness history and mental limitations were included in the study. Sociodemographic Data Form, Separation Anxiety Symptom Inventory (SASI), Adult Separation Anxiety Questionnaire (ASAQ), and Childhood Trauma Scale (CTS) were given to the participants. The data were analyzed by using Independent Sample t Test, Multi-directional Variance Analysis and Tukey Test, Pearson Correlation Analysis and Chi-Square tests. A significant positive correlation was found between total score of ASAQ and Emotional Abuse, Emotional Neglect, Sexual Abuse, CTS total score. The presence of traumatic experiences in childhood was found to be associated with adult separation anxiety. However, more studies on this subject and follow-up studies with larger samples are needed.