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Title:

Psychiatric comorbidity and psychosocial impairment among patients with vertigo and dizziness.

Document type:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Article
Author(s):
Lahmann, Claas; Henningsen, Peter; Brandt, Thomas; Strupp, Michael; Jahn, Klaus; Dieterich, Marianne; Eckhardt-Henn, Annegret; Feuerecker, Regina; Dinkel, Andreas; Schmid, Gabriele
Abstract:
Vertigo and dizziness are often not fully explained by an organic illness, but instead are related to psychiatric disorders. This study aimed to evaluate psychiatric comorbidity and assess psychosocial impairment in a large sample of patients with a wide range of unselected organic and non-organic (ie, medically unexplained) vertigo/dizziness syndromes.This cross-sectional study involved a sample of 547 patients recruited from a specialised interdisciplinary treatment centre for vertigo/dizzines...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
Year:
2015
Journal volume:
86
Journal issue:
3
Pages contribution:
302-8
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1136/jnnp-2014-307601
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24963122
Print-ISSN:
0022-3050
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie
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