Study on the correlation between head discomfort and the status of anxiety and depression of patients with chronic vestibular peripheral dizziness
LI Nan1, ZHANG Xudong1, HUAN Yingjing2, YANG Yanjun2
1. Department of Otolaryngology, 2. Department of Outpatient, Henan Provincial Corps Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Zhengzhou 450052, China
Abstract：Objective To probe the correlation between head discomfort and the status of anxiety and depression of patients with chronic vestibular peripheral dizziness.Methods Psychological evaluation was performed in 275 patients with chronic vestibular peripheral dizziness using SCL-90 questionnaire. The results were compared with healthy controls. The relationship of head discomfort and psychological scores was analyzed. Before and after the treatment, the clinical efficacy of drug was evaluated according to the results.Results Mild and moderate levels of psychosis were respectively noted as 71.3% and 11.2% in patients with chronic vestibular peripheral dizziness, with high scores of anxiety, depression, enforcement, somatoform disorders and others (sleep and diet) as compared with healthy controls. The status of anxiety and depression was associated with eight forms of head discomfort. There was statistical difference in the scores of SCL-90 before and after treatment in both groups.Conclusions Psychiatric disorders are prevalent in patients with chronic vestibular peripheral dizziness, especially in the forms of depression, anxiety and disorders of sleep and diet. Head discomfort may reflect psychological problem, and drug treatment can reduce the physical symptoms and dysfunction.
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LI Nan, ZHANG Xudong, HUAN Yingjing, YANG Yanjun. Study on the correlation between head discomfort and the status of anxiety and depression of patients with chronic vestibular peripheral dizziness. Med. J. Chin. Peop. Armed Poli. Forc., 2022, 33(4): 291-294.
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