Social Phobia among University Students and its Relation to Self-Esteem and Body Image

Izgiç, Ferda; Akyüz, Gamze; Doğan, Orhan; Kuğu, Nesim

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“…It is reported in some studies that suicide is more frequent in rural areas and especially firearms suicides are significantly more common (43,44). Being born in village or at least 15 years living in village have been identified with a high prevalence of social phobia in a national study (45). In some studies, it was reported that conversion disorder symptoms are more common with people from rural areas and from lower socio-cultural levels (46,47) and again in a national survey, it is found that somatoform disorders are significantly more often in rural (18).…”

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Psychiatric diagnosis and sociodemographic characteristics of patients admitted to psychiatry clinic in a rural area

Üçkardeş¹

2015

Dusunen Adam

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Psychiatric diagnosis and sociodemographic characteristics of patients admitted to psychiatry clinic in a rural areaObjective: There is little published literature about the characteristics of patients with mental disorders in rural hospitals. The aim of this study is to determine the mental illness and the demographics of the patients who admit to the outpatient policlinic that offers psychiatric health service for the first time in a rural state hospital. Method:The semi-structured interview consisting DSM-IV diagnostic criterias were used for the patients who admitted to the psychiatry policlinic of Kutahya Gediz State Hospital in a 6-month-period.Sociodemographic data were collected from 555 people aged over 18.Results: Mean age of the patients was 44.7. The rate of women was 67.2% (n=373) and male was 32.8% (n=182). The most frequent DSM-IV diagnoses were mood disorders (n=249, 44%), anxiety disorders (n=179, 32.5%), psychotic disorders (n=52, 9.4%), adjustment disorders (n=26, 4.7%) and somatoform disorders (n=21, 3.8%). Twenty of people had subthreshold symptoms and could not be diagnosed.Comorbidities including diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hypothyroid were frequently observed in psychiatric patients (n=163, 29.4%). Adjustment disorders were mostly seen at younger ages. Psychiatric disorders were most common in married people. Conclusion:The mean age of the patients were found older than previous studies. Women were more commonly admitting to the outpatient psychiatric policlinic. It's remarkable that marriage and psychiatric disorders have a strong association in the rural setting. Clinicians also should consider about comorbid somatic diseases.Key words: Psychiatric disorders, rural area, sociodemographic features, somatic comorbidity ÖZET Kırsal bir bölgede psikiyatri polikliniğine başvuran olguların psikiyatrik tanı dağılımı ve sosyo-demografik özellikleri Amaç: Ülkemizde kırsal bölgelerde bulunan hastanelere başvuran psikiyatri hastalarının özellikleri hakkında yapılmış araştırma sayısı çok azdır. Çalışmamızda, ilk kez psikiyatri polikliniği hizmeti alan kırsal bir bölgede psikiyatrik bozuklukların tanı dağılımları ve tanıların sosyo-demografik özelliklerle ilişkisini saptamak amaçlanmıştır.Yöntem: 6 aylık bir süreçte Kütahya Gediz İlçe Devlet Hastanesi psikiyatri polikliniğine ilk başvurusu olan hastaların DSM-IV tanı ölçütlerini kapsayan yarı-yapılandırılmış görüşme ile muayeneleri yapılmış, hastaların sosyo-demografik verileri toplanmıştır. 18 yaş üstü 555 kişi değerlendirilmeye alınmıştır.Bulgular: Polikliniğe başvuranların yaş ortalaması 44.7 olarak bulunmuştur. Başvuranların %67.2'si (n=373) kadın, %32.8'i erkektir (n=182). Başvuran hastaların 20'sine ilk başvuruda tanı konulamamış olup belirtiler eşik altı olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Kalan 535 kişide ise en sık konulan tanı duygudurum bozukluklarıdır (n=249, %44).Bundan sonra en sık görülen psikiyatrik rahatsızlıklar sırasıyla anksiyete bozuklukları (n=179, %32.5), psikotik bozukluklar (n=52, %9.4), uyum bozuklukları (n=26, %4.7...

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Psychiatric diagnosis and sociodemographic characteristics of patients admitted to psychiatry clinic in a rural area

Üçkardeş¹

2015

Dusunen Adam

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“…In accordance with Mirza et al 24 we observed that body image anxiety was common among perceived overweight. Izgic et al 25 observed that body image anxiety was associated with social phobia. Similar result was appreciated in the current study.…”

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Magnitude of health problems among late adolescents: a cross sectional study

Waghachavare

Chavan

Gore

et al. 2016

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…Izgic et al found the one year prevalence of social phobia in university students to be 7.9% and life-time prevalence to be 9.6% which is similar to our results. 14 Studies in different countries have placed the prevalence of social phobia in the range of 5% to 8%, making it the most common anxiety disorder and one of the most common psychiatric disorders. [15][16] A lower prevalence rate was noted in German adolescents in the 14 to 15 year old group (2%) and 16 to 17 year old age group (2%).…”

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Prevalence of common phobias and their socio-demographic correlates in children and adolescents in a traditional developing society

Bener

Ghuloum²,

Dafeeah³

2011

Afr. J. Psych

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Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the most common phobias in children and adolescents and to determine the prevalence, age distribution, and socio-demographic correlates of phobias. Method: This was a prospective cross-sectional study conducted at public and private schools from July 2009 to February 2009. The questionnaire included socio-demographic information, extra-curricular activities and hobbies, behaviour at home and various phobic fears and it was distributed among children aged 6 to 18 years. Psychiatrists determined the definitive diagnosis for various phobias by checking and screening their symptoms. Results: Of the studied subjects, 44% were males and 56% were females. The overall prevalence of phobia in children and adolescents was 19.7%. Among children with phobia, females had higher rates of phobias (62.4% vs 37.6%) than males. Nearly half of total sufferers were in the 12-15 year age group (46.3%). Social phobia (12.7%) was the commonest phobia found followed by agoraphobia (8.6%). Secondary school children were highly afflicted with social phobia (14.9%), agoraphobia (11.7%) and specific phobia (9.6%), while preparatory students (8.3%) were more likely to have 'medical' phobia (fear of physical illness, medical tests and procedures). A significant difference was observed between the age groups in children with agoraphobia (p=0.002). Conclusion: The overall prevalence of phobia in children and adolescents in Qatar was higher than rates found in other epidemiologic studies, with the most common phobias observed being social phobia, agoraphobia and specific phobia.

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Social Phobia among University Students and its Relation to Self-Esteem and Body Image

Abstract: The results show that persons with social phobia have lower self-esteem and more distorted body image than do those without social phobia.

Cited by 132 publications

References 12 publications

Psychiatric diagnosis and sociodemographic characteristics of patients admitted to psychiatry clinic in a rural area

Psychiatric diagnosis and sociodemographic characteristics of patients admitted to psychiatry clinic in a rural area

Magnitude of health problems among late adolescents: a cross sectional study

Prevalence of common phobias and their socio-demographic correlates in children and adolescents in a traditional developing society

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