South Clin Ist Euras. 2017; 28(2): 111-116 | DOI: 10.14744/scie.2017.05925

Relationship Between Obsessive Beliefs, Suicidal Ideation, and Biological Rhythm in Patients with Depressive Disorder

Meltem Puþuroðlu¹, Bülent Bahçeci², Fatmagül Helvacý Çelik³, Kader Semra Karataþ², Çiçek Hocaoðlu^3
1Department of Psychiatry, Rize State Hospital, Rize, Turkey
²Department of Mentality of Mental Health and Diseases, Recep Tayyip Erdoðan University Faculty of Medicine, Rize, Turkey
³Department of Psychiatry, Muþ State Hospital, Muþ, Turkey

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between obsessive beliefs, suicide behavior, and biological rhythm in patients with depressive disorder.
METHODS: A total of 100 patients and 100 controls were included in the study. The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, the Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire, the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire, and the Biological Rhythms Interview of Assessment in Neuropsychiatry were used to assess the participants. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 22.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA).
RESULTS: A higher level of obsessive belief was found in the depressive disorder patients compared with the control group. A positive relationship was determined between obsessive beliefs and suicide behavior and biological rhythm, but no relationship was seen between obsessive beliefs and suicide.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The study results indicate that there is a relationship between the obsessive beliefs of depressive patients and their biological rhythm.

Keywords: Biological rhythm, depressive disorder, obsessive beliefs, suicide.

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Depresyon Hastalarýnda Obsesif Ýnanýþlarýn, Ýntihar Düþüncesi ve Biyolojik Ritmle Ýliþkisi

Meltem Puþuroðlu¹, Bülent Bahçeci², Fatmagül Helvacý Çelik³, Kader Semra Karataþ², Çiçek Hocaoðlu^3
1Rize Devlet Hastanesi Rize
²Recep Tayyip Erdoðan Üniversitesi Rize
³Muþ Devlet Hastanesi Muþ

GÝRÝÞ ve AMAÇ: Çalýþmamýzda depresif bozukluklu hastalarda obsesif inanýþlarýn, intihar düþüncesi ve biyolojik ritm ile iliþkilerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmýþtýr.
YÖNTEM ve GEREÇLER: Çalýþmaya 100 hasta ve 100 kontrol grubu alýnmýþtýr. Bu kiþilere Hamilton Depresyon Ölçeði, Ýntihar Davranýþý Ölçeði, Obsesif Ýnanýþlar Ölçeði, Biyolojik Ritm Ölçeði uygulanmýþtýr. Veriler SPSS 22.0 programýnda incelenmiþtir.
BULGULAR: Çalýþmada depresif bozukluklu hastalarda daha yüksek obsesif inanýþlar düzeyi bulunmuþtur. Ayný þekilde obsesif inanýþlar ve intihar ile biyolojik ritm arasýnda da pozitif bir iliþki saptanmýþtýr. Ancak çalýþmada obsesif inanýþlar ve intihar düþüncesi arasýnda iliþki saptanamamýþtýr.
TARTIÞMA ve SONUÇ: Çalýþmamýz depresif hastalarýn obsesif inanýþlarý ve biyolojik ritmleri arasýnda bir iliþki olduðunu göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Biyolojik ritm, depresif bozukluk, intihar, obsesif inanýþlar.

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