Objective: Adolescents sometimes develop some psychological problems that may escape their or parents' notice, which can lead to problems in later life. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of unidentified psychiatric symptoms in adolescents. Material and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that included 620 adolescents between 14-18 years of age. Participants were given a sociodemographic data form and Symptom Check List (SCL- 90-R) screening test consisting of 90 items about psychiatric symptoms and complaints. Results: In evaluation of the SCL-90-R subscale, scores of the participating adolescents were found to be >1 regarding somatization (40.5%), anxiety (32.4%), obsessive compulsive disorder (45.5%), depression (34.8%), sensitivity in interpersonal relations (37.7%), psychotic symptoms (20.3%), paranoid thought (35.5%), anger (43.7%), and phobic (17.3%) which interpreted as indication of important psychological problems. Median scores of somatization, depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, interpersonal sensitivity, anger, paranoid thought, phobic anxiety, additional score and general symptom index were found to be significantly higher in females (p<0.05). It was found that factors such as school success, cigarette use, mothers' employment, family income level, parents' marital status, and family history of psychiatric illness had significant effect on certain psychiatric symptoms. Conclusion: Previously unidentified psychiatric symptoms among adolescents, especially among females were observed. Despite the participating adolescents expressed no psychiatric complaints, the findings suggest psychiatric symptoms can easily be overlooked in this age group.
Keywords: Adolescent; anxiety; depression
Amaç: Ergenlerde, kendilerinin veya ebeveynlerinin fark etmediği bazı psikolojik sorunlar gelişebilir ve bu da ileriki yaşamlarında sorunlara yol açabilir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, ergenlerde tanımlanamayan psikiyatrik belirtilerin varlığını araştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışma, 14-18 yaşları arasındaki 620 ergeni kapsayan kesitsel bir çalışmadır. Katılımcılara sosyodemografik veri formu ile psikiyatrik belirti ve yakınmaları içeren 90 maddeden oluşan 'Symptom Check List (SCL-90-R)' tarama testi verildi. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan ergenlerin somatizasyon (%40,5), anksiyete (%32,4), obsesif kompulsif bozukluk (%45,5), depresyon (%34,8), kişiler arası ilişkilerde duyarlılık (%37,7), psikotik belirtiler (%20,3), paranoyak düşünce (%35,5), öfke (%43,7) ve fobik düşünce (%17,3) gibi SCL- 90-R alt ölçek puanlarının >1 olduğu saptanmış ve bu durum, önemli psikolojik sorunların göstergesi olarak yorumlanmıştır. Somatizasyon, depresyon, anksiyete, obsesif kompulsif bozukluk, kişiler arası duyarlılık, öfke, paranoid düşünce, fobik anksiyete, ek puan ve genel semptom indeksi ortanca puanları kızlarda anlamlı olarak daha yüksek bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Okul başarısı, sigara kullanımı, annenin çalışması, ailenin gelir düzeyi, anne-babanın medeni durumu ve ailede psikiyatrik hastalık öyküsü gibi faktörlerin bazı psikiyatrik belirtiler üzerinde anlamlı etkisi olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sonuç: Adölesanlarda, özellikle kızlarda daha önce tespit edilmemiş psikiyatrik belirtiler gözlenmiştir. Araştırmaya katılan ergenlerin psikiyatrik yakınmaları olmamasına rağmen bulgular, bu yaş grubunda psikiyatrik belirtilerin kolaylıkla gözden kaçabileceğini düşündürmektedir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Adölesan; anksiyete; depresyon
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