Anxiety and depressive disorders in elderly with chronic dizziness of vestibular origin

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Dizziness is one of the most prevalent symptoms in the elderly. Anxiety and depression are common in dizzy adult patients, but there is scarce information about comorbidity between vestibular disturbances and psychiatric disorders in the aged. OBJECTIVE: To assess the preval...

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Main Authors: Érica Toledo Piza Peluso, Maria Inês Quintana, Fernando Freitas Ganança
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942016000200209&lng=en&tlng=en
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author Érica Toledo Piza Peluso
Maria Inês Quintana
Fernando Freitas Ganança
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Maria Inês Quintana
Fernando Freitas Ganança
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description ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Dizziness is one of the most prevalent symptoms in the elderly. Anxiety and depression are common in dizzy adult patients, but there is scarce information about comorbidity between vestibular disturbances and psychiatric disorders in the aged. OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression disorders in elderly with chronic dizziness of vestibular origin. METHODS: Transversal study that used the Brazilian version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview 2.1 to assess anxiety and depressive disorders in elderly patients (≥60 years old) with chronic dizziness. RESULTS: Most of the 44 patients included in the study were female (88.6%) with a mean age of 71 years (±7.5), 68.1% had experienced dizziness for 1 year or more. The most prevalent diagnosis was benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (52.3%). The prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder and specific phobias during life were 29.5% and 22.7%, respectively, and, in the last 12 months, 18.2% and 15.9%. There was no patient with panic disorder, agoraphobia or social phobia. The prevalence of depressive disorder during life was 45.4%, and, in the last 12 months, were 11.3%. CONCLUSION: Aged patients with chronic dizziness had high prevalence of some mental disorders.
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spelling doaj.art-c59be34fe2c044d7935e28ba2c62c2f42022-12-21T19:43:10ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology1808-86862016-04-0182220921410.1016/j.bjorl.2015.04.015S1808-86942016000200209Anxiety and depressive disorders in elderly with chronic dizziness of vestibular originÉrica Toledo Piza PelusoMaria Inês QuintanaFernando Freitas GanançaABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Dizziness is one of the most prevalent symptoms in the elderly. Anxiety and depression are common in dizzy adult patients, but there is scarce information about comorbidity between vestibular disturbances and psychiatric disorders in the aged. OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression disorders in elderly with chronic dizziness of vestibular origin. METHODS: Transversal study that used the Brazilian version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview 2.1 to assess anxiety and depressive disorders in elderly patients (≥60 years old) with chronic dizziness. RESULTS: Most of the 44 patients included in the study were female (88.6%) with a mean age of 71 years (±7.5), 68.1% had experienced dizziness for 1 year or more. The most prevalent diagnosis was benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (52.3%). The prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder and specific phobias during life were 29.5% and 22.7%, respectively, and, in the last 12 months, 18.2% and 15.9%. There was no patient with panic disorder, agoraphobia or social phobia. The prevalence of depressive disorder during life was 45.4%, and, in the last 12 months, were 11.3%. CONCLUSION: Aged patients with chronic dizziness had high prevalence of some mental disorders.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942016000200209&lng=en&tlng=enIdosoAnsiedadeDepressãoTontura
spellingShingle Érica Toledo Piza Peluso
Maria Inês Quintana
Fernando Freitas Ganança
Anxiety and depressive disorders in elderly with chronic dizziness of vestibular origin
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Idoso
Ansiedade
Depressão
Tontura
title Anxiety and depressive disorders in elderly with chronic dizziness of vestibular origin
title_full Anxiety and depressive disorders in elderly with chronic dizziness of vestibular origin
title_fullStr Anxiety and depressive disorders in elderly with chronic dizziness of vestibular origin
title_full_unstemmed Anxiety and depressive disorders in elderly with chronic dizziness of vestibular origin
title_short Anxiety and depressive disorders in elderly with chronic dizziness of vestibular origin
title_sort anxiety and depressive disorders in elderly with chronic dizziness of vestibular origin
topic Idoso
Ansiedade
Depressão
Tontura
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942016000200209&lng=en&tlng=en
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