Ping Wu1, Haitao Wang, Ziming Wu. 1. Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the 12th Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, 510620, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence of anxiety and depression state in patients with Meniere's disease, to provide objective evidence for curing Meniere's disease effectively. METHOD: Hamilton anxiety scale and Hamilton depression scale were used to quantitatively analyze the anxiety and depression state of 60 patients with untreated definite Meniere's disease and 20 normal controls. RESULT: The scores of patients with Meniere's disease was significantly higher than that of normal controls (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in scores between the males and females in Meniere's disease patients (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Patients with Meniere's disease experienced high level of anxiety and depression. The treatment should not only focus on the physiological disorder but also the psychiatric and emotional problems.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence of anxiety and depression state in patients with Meniere's disease, to provide objective evidence for curing Meniere's disease effectively. METHOD: Hamilton anxiety scale and Hamilton depression scale were used to quantitatively analyze the anxiety and depression state of 60 patients with untreated definite Meniere's disease and 20 normal controls. RESULT: The scores of patients with Meniere's disease was significantly higher than that of normal controls (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in scores between the males and females in Meniere's diseasepatients (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION:Patients with Meniere's disease experienced high level of anxiety and depression. The treatment should not only focus on the physiological disorder but also the psychiatric and emotional problems.