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P-880 - Comorbidity of Chronic Tinnitus and Mental Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

M. Nojomi  and
S.K. Malakouti
M. Nojomi
Affiliation:
Community Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
S.K. Malakouti
Affiliation:
Mental Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

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Objective

Complaining of psychiatric symptoms is more common among individuals suffering from tinnitus. The aim of this study is to determine the psychiatric diagnosis and symptoms of patients with chronic tinnitus.

Materials and methods

Four hundred patients with chronic tinnitus were enrolled from the registry of Otorhinolaringology Research Center of Rasoul general hospital, Tehran, Iran. The study instruments were Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R, axis I psychiatric disorders, Tinnitus Handicap Index (THI) and Symptom Check List-90-Revised.

Results

The life-time and current psychiatric disorders among patients with chronic tinnitus were 60% and 55% respectively. Depressive and anxiety disorders were the most common type. Females with severe THI were 75.6% versus 63.9% in men.

Conclusion

The comorbidity of chronic tinnitus with depressive and anxiety disorders is more common. This may have treatment implication to alleviate the stress and dysfunction resulted from chronic tinnitus.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 27 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 20th European Congress of Psychiatry , 2012 , pp. 1
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2012
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