Psychological evaluation and cope with trigeminal neuralgia and temporomandibular disorder Avaliação psicológica e enfrentamento na neuralgia trigeminal e disfunção temporomandibular

OBJECTIVE: To determine the psychological aspects of orofacial pain in trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and temporomandibular disorder (TMD), and associated factors of coping as limitations in daily activities and feelings about the treatment and about the pain. METHOD: 30 patients were evaluated (15 with...

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Veröffentlicht in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2008-01, Vol.66 (3b), p.716-719
Hauptverfasser: Adriana Ronchetti de Castro, Silvia Regina Dowgan Tesseroli de Siqueira, Dirce Maria Navas Perissinotti, José Tadeu Tesseroli de Siqueira
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Zusammenfassung:OBJECTIVE: To determine the psychological aspects of orofacial pain in trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and temporomandibular disorder (TMD), and associated factors of coping as limitations in daily activities and feelings about the treatment and about the pain. METHOD: 30 patients were evaluated (15 with TN and 15 with TMD) using a semi-directed interview and the Hospital Anxiety Depression (HAD) scale. RESULTS: TN patients knew more about their diagnosis (p
ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227
DOI:10.1590/S0004-282X2008000500021