Abstract:

Aim: This study has been done for the purpose of determining emotional eating and affecting factors on depression diagnosed patients. Materials and Methods: The sample consisted of 240 patients with a diagnosis of depression who applied to psychiatry outpatient clinics between December 2017 and October 2018. Data were collected by using Personal Information Form, Revised Social Problem Solving Scale, Styles of Coping with Stress Scale and Emotional Eating Scale. Results: %54.2 of the patients in this research were women and their average age was (27.52±12.28). In the study, a negative significant relationship was found between emotional eating and revised social problem solving (p<0.01) and a positive significant relationship between emotional eating and coping styles (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was determined that emotional eating increased as patients' problem solving and coping skills decreased. It would be appropriate to teach the patients problem solving skills and stress coping techniques.

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