Robert Maurer1,2, Lekhaj Daggubati1,2, Djibril M Ba1,3,4, Guodong Liu1,3,4, Douglas Leslie1,3,4, Neerav Goyal1,2, Brad E Zacharia1,2. 1. The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center. 3. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center. 4. Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Meningiomas are the most common primary tumor of the CNS. Studies investigating the impact of a brain tumor diagnosis on mental health disorders (MHDs) in patients have been limited. The objective of this work is to characterize the incidence and factors affecting the presence of MHDs in untreated meningiomas. METHODS: Using a large-scale private payer database, MarketScan, we performed a retrospective study of patients with an untreated meningioma and corresponding MHD. RESULTS: We found that in patients diagnosed with an untreated meningioma, approximately 16% were diagnosed with an MHD within 1 year of the diagnosis of the meningioma. CONCLUSION: By identifying risk factors, appropriate screening can focus on patients at high-risk for the development of MHD.
BACKGROUND: Meningiomas are the most common primary tumor of the CNS. Studies investigating the impact of a brain tumor diagnosis on mental health disorders (MHDs) in patients have been limited. The objective of this work is to characterize the incidence and factors affecting the presence of MHDs in untreated meningiomas. METHODS: Using a large-scale private payer database, MarketScan, we performed a retrospective study of patients with an untreated meningioma and corresponding MHD. RESULTS: We found that in patients diagnosed with an untreated meningioma, approximately 16% were diagnosed with an MHD within 1 year of the diagnosis of the meningioma. CONCLUSION: By identifying risk factors, appropriate screening can focus on patients at high-risk for the development of MHD.
Authors: Ronald C Kessler; Johan Ormel; Maria Petukhova; Katie A McLaughlin; Jennifer Greif Green; Leo J Russo; Dan J Stein; Alan M Zaslavsky; Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola; Jordi Alonso; Laura Andrade; Corina Benjet; Giovanni de Girolamo; Ron de Graaf; Koen Demyttenaere; John Fayyad; Josep Maria Haro; Chi yi Hu; Aimee Karam; Sing Lee; Jean-Pierre Lepine; Herbert Matchsinger; Constanta Mihaescu-Pintia; Jose Posada-Villa; Rajesh Sagar; T Bedirhan Ustün Journal: Arch Gen Psychiatry Date: 2011-01
Authors: N Scott Litofsky; Elana Farace; Frederick Anderson; Christina A Meyers; Wei Huang; Edward R Laws Journal: Neurosurgery Date: 2004-02 Impact factor: 4.654