Background: Earthquakes are major natural disasters that can trigger both psychological and dermatological disturbances. The complex interaction between post-disaster mental health and skin disease remains underexplored, particularly beyond the acute phase. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their associations with dermatologic diagnoses in patients attending a dermatology clinic one year after the February 6, 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 673 dermatology outpatients who had resided in Malatya during the earthquakes. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected.Psychological distress was assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder-Short Scale. Results: Clinically significant anxiety, depression, and PTSD were observed in 44.0%, 69.2%, and 15.8% of participants, respectively. The most frequent dermatologic diagnoses were telogen effluvium (18.7%), pruritus (16.0%), and urticaria (10.1%). Telogen effluvium was more common among patients with anxiety (p=0.004) and PTSD (p=0.009), whereas alopecia areata and psoriasis showed higher rates in patients with anxiety and depression (p<0.05). Female sex, a history of psychiatric illness, and high education level were associated with the presence of PTSD. Conclusion High levels of psychological distress persist among dermatology patients even one year after the earthquakes, underscoring the importance of integrated dermatologic and mental health assessment.

Objective: Technology addiction is an increasingly important public health problem all over the world that negatively affects people’s mental and physical health. In this study, we examined technology addiction and social connectedness levels of psychiatric patients who admitted to clinics in different geographical regions of Turkey. Methods: A total of 642 people with a diagnosis of psychiatric illness who applied to psychiatry clinics in İstanbul, Elaziğ, Malatya, Yozgat, Adıyaman, and Bingöl provinces were included. Sociodemographic data form, Technology Addiction Scale (TAS), and Social Connectedness Scale (SCS) were applied to all participants. Results: The total score of the TAS in patients diagnosed with anxiety disorder and somatoform disorder was significantly higher than the other patient groups (p<0.001). Patients diagnosed with anxiety disorder showed a significant difference from other patient groups in terms of SCS score (p<0.001). Anxiety disorder was found to be the highest in TAS total score and sub-dimensions and the lowest in SCS score, while major depressive disorder was found to be the lowest in TAS total score and sub-dimensions and the highest in SCS score. The multiple linear regression analysis showed that the total score of the TAS was predicted by the SCS score (β=-1.857, p<0.001) and the SCS score was predicted by age (β=0.046, p=0.049) and the total score of the TAS (β=-0.316, p<0.001). Conclusion As a result of this study, we can say that psychiatric patients have a moderate level of technology addiction, these people have high levels of social connectedness, and psychiatric patients with technology addiction have a high level of social belonging.