The aim of this study was to evaluate the sociodemographic characteristics, psychiatric diagnoses, thyroid function tests, vitamin B12, folate and ferritin levels of adolescent patients who were treated in adult psychiatry inpatient clinic between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2018. Fifty-two patients who were hospitalized and discharged in adult psychiatry inpatient unit were included in the study. The diagnoses and vitamin B12, folate and ferritin levels of the patients were evaluated retrospectively. There were 27 females (51.9%) and 25 males (48.1%) in the study (p=0.782). The mean age was 16.50±0.70 years. The most common diagnoses were conversion disorder, conduct disorder and substance use disorder. Males were diagnosed with more substance use disorder than females (p=0.011). Ferritin (p<001) and TSH (p=0.021) values were significantly different between females and males. Ferritin was significantly below the reference values in females (p=0.033). This study is important to show that ferritin deficiency is seen significantly more in girls. In addition to psychiatric treatment, iron supplementation may be useful.

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

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is not widely used in the world. Besides financial constraints like limited allocation of funds for psychiatric clinics, psychiatrists’ knowledge and attitudes regarding TMS may limit its widespread use. Therefore, this survey study aimed to examine the knowledge and attitudes of Turkish psychiatrists towards TMS. An online survey that was developed by the researchers containing 26 questions about physicians’ demographic data and their knowledge and attitudes towards TMS was sent to a closed e-mail group of psychiatrists and assistant psychiatrists. The study sample comprised 46 women and 61 men. Having knowledge about TMS statistically significantly affected participants’ approaches to accept TMS as a promising treatment, approve the spread of TMS as a treatment modality, desire to have more information about the mechanism of action of TMS (p=0.006; p=0.019 and p=0.013, respectively), whereas it didn’t statistically significantly affect their approaches to accept TMS as an effective treatment method, consider TMS as a misleading treatment for patients, use TMS only in the treatment of treatment-resistant depression patients (p=0.060, p=0.065, and p=0.136, respectively). Most of the psychiatrists who completed the survey in Turkey had a positive view of TMS and wanted to increase their knowledge. It may be appropriate to increase the number of presentations on TMS therapy at psychiatry meetings and encourage residents to make observations in clinics where TMS is administered, during psychiatric residency.