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Background: Due to experiencing traumatic and stressful events, refugees are at risk of having mental disorders. The refugees might need to use psychotropic agents to treat mental disorders. It is essential to understand this population’s adherence rate to psychotropic medication. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate adherence to psychotropic medication and the relationship with psychiatric symptoms among Syrian refugees in Turkey. Method: The study design was descriptive and correlational. The study was conducted with 55 Syrian refugees attending a community health center in southern Turkey. The data was collected with General Medication Adherence Scale–Arabic Version (GMAS–AR) and Brief Psychiatric Inventory (BPI). Results: 78.2% (n: 43) of the participants’ medication adherence was poor, and a significant negative and weak correlation was found at 0.01 level between GMAS–AR and BPI (r: −0.37). According to multiple linear regression analysis, the model with gender and BPI was significant, and this model explained 19% of GMAS–AR total points (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Mental health professionals should test the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions that increase adherence to treatment for the cultural characteristics of societies.

In this study, studies published in Turkey and included in ULAKBIM TR Index and Turkish Psychiatry Index and containing the keyword stigmatization were examined in terms of bibliometrics A total of 143 studies were evaluated within the scope of the study.. It was determined that 80.4% of the studies were research articles and they were frequently made in a descriptive design. It was determined that 65% of the studies were related to the type of public stigma, were frequently conducted in the field of psychiatric nursing, and were most frequently published in the Journal of Psychiatric Nursing. According to the association rule analysis, it was determined that the stigma keyword was used most frequently with mental disorders, internalized stigmatization, individuals with mental disorders, and infectious diseases. Considering that the studies examined are often made in a descriptive design related to mental disorders, it may be recommended to increase the number of experimental studies aiming to combat the stigma of mental disorders.