Psychiatric disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis

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• 作者：Ana Claudia de Cerqueira^a ; ^{anacerqueira@globo.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Patricia Semionato de Andrade^b ; Jose Maurí ; cio Godoy Barreiros^b ; Antonio Lú ; cio Teixeira^c ; Antonio Egí ; dio Nardi^a
• 刊名：Comprehensive Psychiatry
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：November 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：63
• 期：Complete
• 页码：10-14
• 全文大小：232 K

文摘

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.