Clinical course of psychiatric disorders in patients with cervical dystonia

Isabella Berardelli; Gina Ferrazzano; Massimo Pasquini; Massimo Biondi; Alfredo Berardelli; Giovanni Fabbrini

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2015.07.076

Clinical course of psychiatric disorders in patients with cervical dystonia

Psychiatry Res. 2015 Sep 30;229(1-2):583-5. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.07.076. Epub 2015 Jul 29.

Authors

Isabella Berardelli¹, Gina Ferrazzano¹, Massimo Pasquini¹, Massimo Biondi¹, Alfredo Berardelli², Giovanni Fabbrini³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy.
³ Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy. Electronic address: Giovanni.fabbrini@uniroma1.it.

PMID: 26239770
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.07.076

Abstract

We assessed the course of psychiatric disorders in 23 cervical dystonia patients by using the structured clinical interview for DSM-IV and different rating scales. Patients were studied on two occasions 5 years apart. There were no differences in psychiatric disorders and severity of psychiatric symptoms between the two evaluations, whereas the severity of dystonia was milder at the second evaluation. Psychiatric symptoms likely represent a primary disorder in cervical dystonia patients.

Keywords: Anxiety; Depression; Dystonia.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders / diagnosis*
Mental Disorders / epidemiology
Mental Disorders / psychology*
Middle Aged
Problem Behavior / psychology
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Severity of Illness Index
Torticollis / diagnosis*
Torticollis / epidemiology
Torticollis / psychology*