Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bulteni, cilt.19, sa.SUPPL. 1, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
Objective: Quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) research remains unanswered the question concerning the use of qEEG as a standard laboratory test by practicing psychiatrists. The sensitivity and specificity of electrophysiological methods to answer practical clinical questions about individual patients suffering from psychiatric disorders remains unclear. Our research aimed to examine the use of qEEG to aid in clinical diagnosis. In order to assess qEEG's applicability as a laboratory test in clinical psychiatry, depression, generalized anxiety, panic, posttraumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia patients are evaluated using quantitative electroencephalography. Method: We used discriminant analyses to test the ability of different combinations of qEEG variables to classify individual patients into specific clinically defined categories which were posttraumatic stress disorder (7 patient , generalized anxiety disorder (14 patient) , panic disorder (16 patient), major depression (16 patient) and schizophrenia (7 patient). Results: Discriminant analyses were performed on qEEG variables, we found that 100% of patients and controls were correctly classified and also individual patients were classified into specific clinically defined categories at the end of 1 week and 1 month.. Conclussion: As a clinical laboratory test, qEEG's cautious use is recommended in depression and anxiety disorders.