TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychiatric disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis
AU - De Cerqueira, Ana Claudia
AU - Semionato De Andrade, Patricia
AU - Godoy Barreiros, Jose Maurício
AU - Teixeira, Antonio Lúcio
AU - Nardi, Antonio Egídio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/11
Y1 - 2015/11
N2 - The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of psychiatric disorders, particularly mood disorders and anxiety in an outpatient sample of patients with multiple sclerosis in Brazil, and correlate the result with sociodemographic and clinical data. Methods: Cross-sectional study, patients evaluated consecutively, for the clinical, demographic, prevalence of psychiatric disorders was used structured interview (MINI), severity of symptoms of depression and anxiety was used Beck inventory. Results: The prevalence of major lifelong depression in this population was 36.6%, and the risk of suicide was high. There was no detectable correlation between depression, degree of disability, or disease duration. Conclusion: The prevalence of mood disorders is high in MS. Depression is an important factor related to the risk of suicide and should be investigated systematically.
AB - The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of psychiatric disorders, particularly mood disorders and anxiety in an outpatient sample of patients with multiple sclerosis in Brazil, and correlate the result with sociodemographic and clinical data. Methods: Cross-sectional study, patients evaluated consecutively, for the clinical, demographic, prevalence of psychiatric disorders was used structured interview (MINI), severity of symptoms of depression and anxiety was used Beck inventory. Results: The prevalence of major lifelong depression in this population was 36.6%, and the risk of suicide was high. There was no detectable correlation between depression, degree of disability, or disease duration. Conclusion: The prevalence of mood disorders is high in MS. Depression is an important factor related to the risk of suicide and should be investigated systematically.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.08.001
DO - 10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.08.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 26555486
AN - SCOPUS:84946731778
SN - 0010-440X
VL - 63
SP - 10
EP - 14
JO - Comprehensive Psychiatry
JF - Comprehensive Psychiatry
ER -