Keywords: Impulsivity; mindfulness; obesity

Objective: We aimed to determine the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on health workers' health concerns and life. Methods: The study included 293 healthcare professionals reached via e-mail. A questionnaire created by researchers and health anxiety inventory were applied online to all participants. The questionnaire questions investigated the sociodemographic characteristics of the participant, whether he received psychological support during the COVID-19 outbreak, whether he had a chronic disease, whether he had problems with the care of his children, whether he was actively involved in the COVID clinic / service, and how his social and work life was affected. Results: Participants consisted of 73 doctors, 145 nurses and 75 other healthcare professionals (OHP). It was determined that the COVID-19 test was performed to the healthcare personnel in the risk group at a very low rate (1.4%). The number of people receiving psychiatric support during the COVID-19 outbreak was 59 (20.1%). It was determined that the COVID-19 outbreak affected business life and social life of healthcare professionals very much and significantly (p

Objective: We aimed to determine the content of forensic psychiatric reports prepared in a university hospital, which institutions requested reports, which report was requested based on which law article, which branches of medicine were cooperated with; to raise awareness about frequently encountered forensic psychiatric cases by psychiatrists and psychiatry residents; and to emphasize the need for continuous and up- to-date training in this field. Methods: Descriptive statistical analyses were conducted using the data in the hospital electronic records of 272 participants aged 18 years and over, for whom preparation of a forensic psychiatric report was requested. Results: Considering the psychiatric diagnoses of the cases, 69 (25.4%) were not diagnosed with any mental disorder, 59 (21.9%) with mental retardation, 33 (12.1%) with psychotic disorders, and 29 (10.6%) with dementia. The majority of the distribution of the reasons for requesting a report was about whether there was criminal responsibility (31.3%), whether there was need for guardianship (27.9%), and whether the victim could defend themselves (14.0%). 39.3% of the requests came from courts, 30.2% from prosecutors and 20.6% from law enforcement officers. No law was specified for 187 of the cases (68.8%). More than half of the cases (53.6%) were consulted from neurology. Conclusion: The results of the study showed the reasons for report requests frequently encountered in psychiatry practice, different authorities that these requests came from, distribution of frequent psychiatric diagnoses and other departments that were consulted together with psychiatry. Giving priority to training covering these areas will meet the needs of...

Objective: In this study, sociodemographic characteristics and diagnoses of patients who presented to Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry for disability evaluation and who were confirmed to be psychiatrically disabled. Method: The files of the patients who presented to the health board for disability determination between 01.01.2019-31.12.2019 were reviewed retrospectively. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed for demographic and clinical data. Results: There were 494 patients over the age of 18 who presented for disability determination. It was concluded that 43 of 157 cases with psychiatric diagnosis at the time of presentation were confirmed to be disabled. The average age of these cases was 42.56 ± 8.50 years and 37 (86%) were male. The most common diagnosis of disability was mental retardation with an of IQ 50 and below (n = 18, 41.86%) and schizophrenia and its subtypes (n = 12, 27.9%) unable to be employed despite treatment. Conclusion: The results of our study will guide future studies on the recognition of mental disorders that result in disability and adversely affect the employment and to bring these patients back into employment.