Psychiatric Epidemiology in Turkey: Main Advances in Recent Studies and Future Directions

Socioeconomic Inequalities in Mental Health of Adult Population: Serbian National Health Survey

“…In Greece, the prevalence of general psychiatric morbidity was 14%, of which the most common were generalized anxiety disorder and depression (4.1% and 2.9%, respectively) (35). Turkey, in contrast to Serbia, had the Mental Health Profile Research but it has not been repeated to allow impact analysis of ongoing social and demographic transition, natural disasters, social inequality, rapid urbanization, migration, cultural and other factors on households and individuals with these chronic health problems (36). Within the affluent research on psychiatric epidemiology in Turkey, the novel research on mental health is limited, although psychiatric disorders are among the five of the top ten Balkan Med J, Vol.…”

“…33, No. 1,2016 diseases that cause severe disability in Turkey (36). In general, the research on mental health at national level in the countries of Southeastern Europe is rare.…”

Psychotherapy: Playing the Three Monkeys in Mental Health Service Provision?

“…Over the past 50 years, Turkey has gone through a vast social and demographic changes, seemingly associated with an increased prevalence of psychiatric disturbances. However, to our knowledge the relevant literature contains no study assessing the impact of the social change on the manifestation of psychiatric disorders and related individual, societal, and economic costs in Turkey (27). Likewise, we are unaware of any empirical study addressing the extent of psychotherapy practise within the Turkish public mental health system.…”

“…Despite its importance, such a large scale epidemiological study screening all mental disorders has not been conducted since then. A recent review concluded that depressive and anxiety disorders might affect up to one-half of the female and student populations of the Turkey (27). These numbers demonstrate the severity of the social health problem due to mental illnesses and the importance of developing and applying effective treatment methods on a national scale.…”

Üniversitede okuyan kız öğrencilerde depresyon prevalansı ve ilişkili faktörler

“…Türkiye'de uzun yıllardır ülkeyi temsil eden ruh sağlığı araştırması yapılmamıştır 5 . Özellikle 2000'li yıllardan sonra kadınlar, ergenler ve üniversite öğrencileri gibi farklı gruplarda depresif bozukluklar hakkında araştırmalar yapılmıştır 5 .…”