DOI: 10.37990/medr.1306653 ISSN:

EVALUATION OF PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER IN TERMS OF EARLY MALADAPTIVE SCHEMAS

Hanife KOCAKAYA, Deniz DENİZ ÖZTURAN
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
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Aim: It has been reported that individuals with generalized anxiety have many interpersonal problems and these problems occur through schemas such as emotional inhibition, shyness, subjugation, self-sacrifice and intervention. In the light of this information, it was aimed to evaluate patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and healthy controls in terms of early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) in this study. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 92 volunteers, 48 GAD patients and 44 healthy controls, aged 18-55 years. Sociodemographic data form, Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form-3 (YSQ-S3), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were administered to the participants. The study was approved by the ethics committee (KÜTF KAEK NO:2023.02.16). Results: The mean age of the patients was 38.19±11.29, and 83.3% (n=40) of them were female. The mean age of healthy controls was significantly lower, but there was no significant difference between the groups in terms of education and marital status. The mean GAD-7 score of the patients was 6.26±6.81. Emotional deprivation (p=0.024), pessimism (p

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