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OP-39 A Retrospective Evaluation of Antipsychotic Selection in Patients Diagnosed with Delirium During Psychiatric Consultations at Pamukkale University Hospital Over the Last Year - Page 117
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OP-40 Lactose intolerance symptoms, irritable bowel syndrome and symptom severity in patients with major depressive and anxiety disorders under antidepressant treatment - Page 118
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OP-41 Extrapyramidal symptom severity across neuroanatomical subtypes of schizophrenia identified by machine learning - Page 120
Ibrahim Sungur, Simay Selek, Gozde Bildircin, Ali Saffet Gonul

OP-42 A Retrospective Analysis of the Clinical Characteristics, Substance Use Profiles, and Discharge Treatments of Patients Hospitalized in the AMATEM Service - Page 122
Ihsan Anil Dogruyol, Bengü Yücens

OP-43 Cognitive Subtyping in Schizophrenia: An Analysis of Neuropsychological Profiles, Clinical Symptomatology, and the Impact of Illness Duration using the COBRE Dataset - Page 123
Melike Nur Altunç, Ali Tarık Altunç, Yusuf Çiçek, Abdullah Ekrem Okur, Halil Aziz Velioglu

OP-44 State Anxiety and Uncertainty Processing: A Hierarchical Gaussian Filter Study in Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Page 125
Furkan Bekdemir, Selçuk Özdin

20 APRIL 2026, MONDAY
15:30 - 16:45 "OP-38 Association Between Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies and Depression and Anxiety in Infertile Women"

OP-38 Association Between Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies and Depression and Anxiety in Infertile Women

Raziye Akman Erdoğan1, Bengü Yücens1

1. Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli

DOI: 10.5080/61upk.ozt455 Page 116
BACKGROUND-AIM: Infertility is a significant psychosocial stressor for women.Cognitive emotion regulation strategies may shape perceptions of this process and emotional responses; therefore, this study examined their relationship with depression and anxiety levels in infertile women.
METHODS: This study included 64 infertile women who attended the Pamukkale University In Vitro Fertilization Center and completed the sociodemographic information form, the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Inclusion criteria were a diagnosis of infertility, age ?18, literacy, and voluntary participation. Exclusion criteria included age <18, refusal to participate, severe psychiatric disorders (e.g., psychotic or bipolar disorders, substance dependence, dementia, or psychotic depression), significant medical or neurological illness, intellectual disability, physical or neurological conditions that impair communication, and illiteracy.Psychotropic medication use was recorded. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the university ethics committee (E-60116787-020-811463).
RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 30.11 ± 4.45 years, and the mean duration of marriage was 4.73 ± 2.92 years. The rate of receiving psychological support was 4.7%; 35.9% reported that they would like to receive support, while 59.4% stated that they did not wish to receive psychological help. The mean BDI score was 8.85 ± 7.80, and the mean BAI score was 11.45 ± 9.69. Age was positively associated only with the acceptance and blaming others subscales. BDI scores were positively correlated with self-blame, rumination, catastrophizing, and blaming others, whereas BAI scores were positively correlated with self-blame, rumination, and catastrophizing. Discussion and CONCLUSION: Consistent with the literature, depression and anxiety levels in infertile women are associated with maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies. In particular, self-blame, rumination, and catastrophizing were significantly linked to both depression and anxiety. The association between age and certain strategies suggests that coping patterns may change across the lifespan. Keywords: Infertility, emotion regulation, depression, anxiety