Psychiatric morbidity in burning mouth syndrome: Psychiatric interview versus depression and anxiety scales

Seventy-four patients with burning mouth syndrome underwent a psychiatric interview; Hamilton's Depression and Anxiety Scales were applied independently. A psychiatric diagnosis was established in 38 cases (51.35%). Depression was the predominant disorder. The evaluation scales showed that when...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology oral medicine, oral pathology, 1993-03, Vol.75 (3), p.308-311
Hauptverfasser:	Rojo, Luis, Silvestre, Francisco J., Bagan, Jose V., De Vicente, Tomas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anxiety Disorders - complications Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research) Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Burning Mouth Syndrome - etiology Burning Mouth Syndrome - psychology Cardiology. Vascular system Dentistry Depressive Disorder - complications Female Humans Interviews as Topic Male Manifest Anxiety Scale Medical sciences Middle Aged Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
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Zusammenfassung:	Seventy-four patients with burning mouth syndrome underwent a psychiatric interview; Hamilton's Depression and Anxiety Scales were applied independently. A psychiatric diagnosis was established in 38 cases (51.35%). Depression was the predominant disorder. The evaluation scales showed that when present, anxiety greatly influences the psychiatric condition of these patients. The differences in the results obtained with the two methods are discussed.
ISSN:	0030-4220 1878-2175
DOI:	10.1016/0030-4220(93)90142-Q