The person whose mental health is impaired usually has the following characteristics in varying degrees in their feelings, thoughts and behaviors:

• Inconsistency
• Extremism
• Unsuitability
• Insufficiency

These changes can be observed in every person. In a person who can be considered sick, these features should have more or less the following qualities;

• Being persistent and repetitive
• Disruption of the individual's productive work
• Disruption of interpersonal relationships

Our psychiatry unit provides services in the fields of diagnosis, drug treatment, psychotherapy and psychodrama group therapy in patients with these complaints.

Disorders seen in patients applying to health services, in order of frequency:

Depression- Sadness, lack of pleasure, impaired functionality, changes in sleep and appetite, distraction, fatigue, guilt, worthlessness, thoughts of death.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder – An unexplained feeling of distress or worry, as if the person were about to receive bad news or disaster.

Harmful use of alcohol - Frequent or continuous alcohol consumption, but lack of dependence, even though the person sees its harm to health, work, social and family life.

Alcohol addiction- It is characterized by loss of control over drinking alcohol, not being able to stop drinking, increasing the amount gradually, observing psychological and physiological symptoms when not drinking alcohol, desire to quit and not being able to quit despite attempts. It is often accompanied by depression, panic disorder, and social phobia.

Somatoform disorders can be seen as follows;

Somatization disorder: Repetitive complaints about pain in different parts of the body, chronic fatigue, digestive system (such as constipation, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting) and urogenital system (erectile dysfunction, sexual reluctance, burning in urination, menstrual disorder) and not improving with medical treatments

Conversion disorder: Complaints that cannot be explained by any known physical disorder and that do not have organic malfunctions, but that show physical symptoms. One or more sensory or neurological symptoms occur in the person. Complaints such as paralysis, dysphagia, balance disorder, vomiting, inability to make a sound (aphonia), blindness, double vision, deafness, visual impairment, silencing or loss of voice, inability to move muscles, fainting spells similar to epileptic seizures, and dullness in the senses are common.

Pain Disorder: Even though the person does not have a physical illness, the person complains of constant severe pain. However, the pain is severe enough to be evaluated clinically. The onset of pain is closely linked to stress and conflict.

Hypochondriasis: Patients consider a cough, sweating, cold, acne or wound to be a sign of a serious and major illness. Although the person does not have a disease, the person believes that he or she has a serious illness.

Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Such patients believe that they have defects in all or part of their body.

Dysthymia - Persistent unhappiness, pessimism, weakness, lack of interest in desire, and insecurity, which are not very severe, lasting at least two years.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Having obsessions that cannot be prevented even though they are known to be absurd (dirty, control, symmetry, order, hoarding, sexual, religious) and repetitive behaviors related to these obsessions that are felt as obligatory.

Panic Disorder - Having panic attacks with symptoms such as palpitations, sweating, shortness of breath, chest tightness, nausea, dizziness, numbness, etc., and avoiding daily activities with the fear of experiencing a panic attack again.

Sleep Disorders - It is frequently seen in other psychiatric diseases. Apart from this, sleep disorders such as insomnia, excessive need for sleep that cannot be stopped even during the day, nightmares, sleepwalking, restless legs syndrome can be seen.

Social Phobia - Fear of blushing, sweating, trembling hands, doing something wrong that will humiliate oneself while performing any action in public.

Personality Disorders - Although common, the reason for admission is usually due to additional psychiatric diseases.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - The mental strain that develops after experiencing an event that the person perceives as a great danger to the physical and mental existence of himself or his relatives.

Mourning (Depression) - Depression with ongoing sadness, inability to accept the death of a loved one, guilt, thoughts of death, feelings of worthlessness, despite the loss of a loved one for 2 months.

Schizophrenia- His ability to evaluate reality is impaired. Characteristic symptoms:

Hallucination; false, fixed, unshakable beliefs that cannot be changed by persuasion (seeing evil, jealousy, being offended, being controlled, reading thoughts, etc.).
If you have any; Hearing, seeing, touching, tasting in the absence of any real external stimulus.

Disorders in speech; incoherent erratic speech, word-making, thought blocks, repetitive speech.
Behavioral disorders; strange postures, strange frantic behavior, infantile primitive behavior, hyperactivity, freezing.
Blunt in affect;

shallowness of practices, superficiality, introversion, decrease in speech and desires, withdrawal from society.

Bipolar disorder (Bipolar disorder)-The presence of depressive episode or episodes together with at least one manic episode is diagnostic.

Irritability and aggression can be seen when excessive participation in pleasurable activities, which can lead to bad results such as decreased need for sleep, increased energy, talking a lot, increased self-confidence, increased sexual desire, and increased spending of money, cannot be stopped in manic attack.

Dementia- Symptoms such as forgetting the places of things, the names of people you know, not being able to obtain new information despite remembering the past very well, asking the same things over and over. In more advanced stages, there may be inability to recognize people and disappearances.

Along with depression, psychiatric symptoms that disrupt daily life such as behavioral disorders, irritability, skepticism, personality changes, changes in sleep and appetite, and hallucinations can be added.

Sexual Dysfunctions- Although it is quite common, it is easily applied due to traditional, social perceptions and lack of education.

• Desire Disorders (Decreased sexual desire, sexual aversion disorder)
• Arousal Disorders (sexual arousal in women, erectile dysfunction in men)
• Orgasmic Disorders (Orgasmic disorders in men and women, premature ejaculation in men)
• Pain Disorders (Painful sexual intercourse, vaginismus-inability to have sexual intercourse)
• Eating disorders

Although rare, it can lead to very serious medical consequences.

Anorexia Nervosa; He believes that he is fat even though he is extremely thin due to his deterioration in body image. Excessive exercise, dieting, vomiting, and diarrheal medication use.

Bulimia Nervosa; With binge eating, vomiting and dieting may be observed to ensure weight control.

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