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2330399

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-5-31
pubmed:abstractText
Psychiatric disorders in patients with unexplained syncope or presyncope have received little attention in the recent medical literature. Seventy-two patients with unexplained syncope and presyncope referred to the Duke Syncope Clinic received a standardized evaluation. Symptoms appeared to be explained by a psychiatric diagnosis in 17 (24%) patients (panic disorder in 13%, and major depression in 11%). These patients were younger than other patients with syncope and presyncope (p less than .001) and had more disability due to their syncope and presyncope (p less than .01). They also had more frequent episodes of syncope (p less than .005) and more symptoms as a part of their prodrome (p less than .0001). Treatment aimed at the psychiatric diagnosis resulted in a remission from syncopal or presyncopal symptoms in 90% of patients who complied with therapy. The authors conclude that psychiatric disorders are common in patients with syncope and presyncope, that certain characteristics of the patient and prodrome may alert physicians to a psychiatric diagnosis, and that directed treatment may result in relief from symptoms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0033-3182
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
181-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Psychiatric syncope: a new look at an old disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article