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9678750

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-22
pubmed:abstractText
Several studies have reported raised levels of psychopathology based on self-rating scales in patients with spasmodic torticollis. Recent publications have also proposed that psychopathology, especially symptoms of depression, might be a reaction to dystonia or constitute a nonspecific reaction pattern. To determine the actual frequency of psychiatric disorders, we evaluated 44 patients with spasmodic torticollis (20 female, 24 male; mean age 43.6 years, SD 10.4) using the standard instrument for psychiatric diagnosis in the DSM-III-R (Structured Clinical Interview Schedule, SCID). The SCID permits retrospective diagnosis for most of the major psychiatric disorders, including the time before onset of dystonia. SCID criteria for at least one psychiatric disorder were fulfilled in 65.9% of patients, including both lifetime and current diagnosis. The most frequent diagnostic categories were panic disorder with or without agoraphobia (29.5%), major depressive disorder (25%), substance abuse (13.6%), and obsessive compulsive disorders (6.8%) were diagnosed less frequently. The patient-recalled onset of psychiatric symptoms preceded onset of torticollis symptoms in 43.2% of those investigated.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-3999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
687-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Psychiatric comorbidity in patients with spasmodic torticollis.
pubmed:affiliation
University Hospital for Psychiatry, Vienna, Austria. 100410.2766@compuserve.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article