Objective: Temperament assesment is an important determinant for child behaviour research and consulting the family. Temperament could be assesed by family interview, observing the child and using temperament scales. In this respect, we implemented reliability study and validity prestudy of Turkish version of Child Behaviour List Short Form by Rothbart. Method: Temperament scale, translated into Turkish and consulted to the experts, is filled twice within a week's interval by the mothers of 87 children aged between 3 and 7. Sample included children from three different socioeconomic regions. Results: The original form of Children Behavior Checklist was created by Rothbart and col- legues in 1994. It was composed of 195 items. In 2000 the short and very short form were developed by Rothbart and collegues. Checklists have 15 dimensions of temperament, and the short form have 94 items. Analysis aiming the reliability of the test showed that the subscales of the Turkish Form have consistent correlation figures as the English Form and all the subscales are reliable. The reliability coefficient is 0,78. Because there is no comparable temperament questionnaire in Turkish for this age group and there is no validity values for the original questionnaire, we applied experimental validity method for validity prestudy. Conclusion: According to our findings of test-retest relations, internal consistency, reliability and validity analysis, and the literature we consider that Child Behaviour List Short Form is useful to asses the temperament characteristics of Turkish children.

Objectives: Our aim was to compare comorbid psychiatric disorders, perceived social support and quality of life between HD and PD patient groups. Method: 40 HD and 40 PD patients were included in this study. Sociodemographic data was recorded and Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Short Form 36, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, PRIME-MD and Mini Mental State Examination were applied. SPSS 11.5 for Windows was used for statistical analysis. Results: According to PRIME-MD any kind of disorder and depressive disorder rate was significantly higher in HD group. Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression scores and anxiety and depression scores of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were higher in HD patients. Mental health average scores determined by Short Form-36 in HD patients were significantly lower than PD patients. Total, family and special person support scores were higher in PD group. Mini Mental State Examination language scores were higher in PD group. Conclusion: HD patients have a higher risk for psychiatric disorders than PD patients due to problems caused by treatment method. These patients should be monitored carefully by this regard and consultation-liason services for dialysis units should be increased.

Objectives: The aim of this study is for guiding to the implementation of the social protection programs in longterm, by examining suicide attempts. Method: Patients who admitted to Kastamonu State Hospital Emergency Unit with suicide attempt and agreed to participate in the study are directed to the psychiatric outpatient clinic for further investigation. After conducting a detailed psychiatric interview all patients were applied sociodemographic data form and their history of psychiatric illness were disputed. Family Assessment Device, Problem-Solving Inventory, Coping Strategies Questionnaire, the Multidimensional Anger Scale, Beck Depression Scale and Beck Suicide Thoughts Scale were applied to all applicants. Results: Women attempted suicide more than men did. Attempts often had been occurred in summer months. Having previous attempts were detected as basic risk factor. Emotional response subscale scores were the highest in Family Assessment Device. The average score taken from Problem-Solving Inventory were 107.2 ± 23.1 and 125.6 ± 27.2 points were taken on Multidimensional Anger Scale. In Coping Strategies Scale, the most frequent strategies those patients used were positive reinterpretation and growth, substance use, planning, the least coping strategy that patients used was acceptance. Beck Depression Scale scores were found 28±14, Beck Suicide Thoughts Scale scores were found 1 5.3 ±5.8. Conclusion: Further studies are needed for planning community-based social support instruments for the prevention of suicide attempts, improving coping strategies of persons and using the family support more effectively.

Objectives: In psychology it has been proved that setting life goals is very important for physical and mental health. People who set goals do not only have a healthier development but also they achieve a sense of a meaningful life. There are many theoritical explanations which undertake life goals; positive psychotherapy is one of them. In positive psychotherapy approach goals are understood as resources for coping with conflicts. Besides, there is a need for a scale which can measure life goals of university students in means of positive psychotherapy. Thus, we investigated the psychometric properties of The Scale of Setting Life Goals with Respect To Positive Psychotherapy on university students. Method: A total of 183 individuals between ages 19-27 (112 female and 71 male) completed The Scale of Setting Life Goals with Respect To Positive Psychotherapy, Life Orientation Scale, and also Oxford Happiness Scale. Reliabilitiy analysis, confirmatory and expiatory factor analysis are used for statistical evaluation. Results: All analysis show that psychometric properties of The Scale of Setting Life Goals with Respect to Positive Psychotherapy are valid and reliable for university students. Conclusion: The Scale of Setting Life Goals with Respect To Positive Psychotherapy is valid and reliable, and also can be used for university students. We concluded that The Scale of Setting Life Goals with Respect To Positive Psychotherapy is a useful tool for future studies.

A 33 years old woman who was suffering from Neuro- Behcet's Disease had symptoms like loss of balance, vertigo and affective lability. At the fourth day of steroid treatment in addition to her labile affect and increased psychomotor activity, increased speech and loosening of associations were observed. Risperidone and Carbamazepine were started and at the second day of treatment the symptoms began to decrease. Affective disorder caused by steroid treatment is well known. But this patient also had symptoms before steroid treatment. Was this situation related to steroid treatment or was it an affective disorder comorbidity due to Behcet's Disease? Central Nervous System involvement is 5-20% in patients who are diagnosed with Behcet's Disease and it is named as Neurobehcet Syndrome. The affected areas in Neuro-Behcet Syndrome include brainstem, spinal cord, and cerebral regions. Sometimes it is hard to determine the affected area because symptoms are non- spesific. Meningo-encephalic syndrome, focal neurological deficits and dementia are the most seen clinical appearences. Especially mental disorders such as cognitive impairment are explicit in this disease. Neuropsychiatric manifestations are relatively serious complications in Neuro-Behcet Syndrome and 8-50% of patients exhibit psychiatric symptoms. The initial signs and symptoms of the syndrome are usually vague. This makes Neuro-Behcet Syndrome hard to diagnose until the patients experience severe neurological damages. In this case report, relationship and potential causes of this situation and steroid related affective disorders are compared to similar situations in the literature.

Physical and mental disorders are common in elderly. While depressive symptoms are prevalent in the elderly, the diagnosis of major depressive disorder is 1-5% at this age group. Physical symptoms are also common in geriatric patients. Somatic complaints may be the leading symptoms of an underlying psychiatric disorder or they may delay the recognition of a mental disorder. In this case report, the course, differential diagnosis and the treatment of a 76 year old male patient who admitted to the hospital with a complaint of paradoxal dysphagia is discussed. The patient was unable to swallow liquids not solids. After the physical, orapharyngolaryngeal, neurological and psychiatric examination, the patient was diagnosed as major depressive disorder with psychotic features and then was hospitalized because of suicidal thoughts and nutritional problems. Antidepressant and antipsychotic treatment was performed and the patient was discharged in remission.We found out that depressive symptoms were present before the dysphagia, but the patient admitted to the hospital after dysphagia symptom emerged. In this case report we recognized that the atypical physical symptom had appeared as a result of geriatric depression; the latter being known to have high risk of mortality and morbidity in elderly. Atypical somatic symptoms in the elderly should be taken into account and investigated carefully as they may present as a pioneer sign of geriatric depression and may provide early diagnosis of the disorder.