A Field Study Done in Mamak District of Ankara-Relationship betvveen Stressful Life Events and Psychiatric Disorders

Volume: 7 Number: 1 March 1, 1999
  • Özgür İlhan İnci
  • İşık Sayıl
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A Field Study Done in Mamak District of Ankara-Relationship betvveen Stressful Life Events and Psychiatric Disorders

Abstract

n terms of preventive mental health services the relationship betvveen stressful life events and psychiatric disorders is important. İn this study 241 people betvveen 15-65 years of age from Mamak district of Ankara have been intervievved, and life event histories have been taken for different periods of time (last 1 mo., last 1-6 mo., last 6-12 mo. and the period before last year). Stressful life event history has been found to be more frequent for certain periods of time in those who were diagnosed with any psychiatric disorder, depression, anxiety disorder or somatoform pain disorder using CIDIComposite International Diagnostic Intervievvcompared to the normal population. Life events in financial, marital fields and moving to another residence vvere found to be specific for depression, life events in health field vvere found to be specific for anxiety disorders and those in financial, marital fields and events related to children vvere found to be specific for somatoform pain disorder for the last year period

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Turkish

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Authors

Özgür İlhan İnci This is me

İşık Sayıl This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 1999

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March 1, 1999

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Year 1999 Volume: 7 Number: 1

APA
İlhan İnci, Ö., & Sayıl, İ. (1999). ANKARA’NIN MAMAK İLÇESİNDE YAPILAN BİR ALAN ÇALIŞMASI-ZORLAYICI YAŞAM OLAYLARI VE RUHSAL BOZUKLUKLAR İLİŞKİSİ. Kriz Dergisi, 7(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1501/Kriz_0000000136