title: Color and number preferences of patients with psychiatric disorders in eastern Turkey.
abstract: Color and number preferences have not been studied in healthy sublets and psychiatric patients in Turkey. The study group consisted of a total of 500 patients who had been referred to Firat University Medical Faculty Psychiatry Clinic between March and July 2000 and diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder according to DSM-IV criteria. Preferred colors were requested as a selection from the Lüscher Color Test. Then the patients were told to choose a number between 0 and 9. Green was the most frequently preferred of all colors and the number 3 was the most preferred number. Our results demonstrate that patients' choice of color and number reflect the region's religious and cultural milieu.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Medical Faculty Hospital, Firat University, Turkey. kuloglum@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuloğlu
authors.forename: Murad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Atmaca
authors.forename: A Ertan
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Tezcan
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unal
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gecici
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003118:Color Perception; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology