OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). METHOD: Forty-one patients with MG answered to a structured psychiatric interview (MINI-Plus). RESULTS: Eleven (26.1%) patients were diagnosed with a depressive disorder and 19 (46.3%) were diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Patients with dysthymia were older (p=0.029) and had longer disease duration (p=0.006). Patients with social phobia also had longer disease duration (p=0.039). CONCLUSION: Psychiatric disorders in MG are common, especially depressive and anxiety disorders.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). METHOD: Forty-one patients with MG answered to a structured psychiatric interview (MINI-Plus). RESULTS: Eleven (26.1%) patients were diagnosed with a depressive disorder and 19 (46.3%) were diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Patients with dysthymia were older (p=0.029) and had longer disease duration (p=0.006). Patients with social phobia also had longer disease duration (p=0.039). CONCLUSION:Psychiatric disorders in MG are common, especially depressive and anxiety disorders.
Authors: Bruno Kusznir Vitturi; Alexandre In Han Kim; Lucas Pari Mitre; Ada Pellegrinelli; Berenice Cataldo Oliveira Valerio Journal: Neurol Sci Date: 2020-06-26 Impact factor: 3.307
Authors: Aline Mansueto Mourão; Rodrigo Santiago Gomez; Luiz Sergio Mageste Barbosa; Denise da Silva Freitas; Elizabeth Regina Comini-Frota; Arthur Kummer; Stella Maris Aguiar Lemos; Antonio Lucio Teixeira Journal: Clinics (Sao Paulo) Date: 2016-07 Impact factor: 2.365