Abstract
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). Method: Forty-one patients with MG answered to a structured psychiatric interview (MINI-Plus). Results: Eleven (26.1%) patients were diagnosed with a depressive disorder and 19 (46.3%) were diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Patients with dysthymia were older (p=0.029) and had longer disease duration (p=0.006). Patients with social phobia also had longer disease duration (p=0.039). Conclusion: Psychiatric disorders in MG are common, especially depressive and anxiety disorders.
Translated title of the contribution | Psychiatric disorders in myasthenia gravis |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Pages (from-to) | 176-179 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 2 A |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Depression
- Mental health
- Myasthenia gravis
- Neuropsychiatry
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Biological Psychiatry