Anxiety disorders in a nonclinical male sample with joint hypermobility syndrome Eklem hipermobilite sendromu olan klinik dişi erkek örnekleminde anksiyete bozukluklari
Yeni Symposium, cilt.44, sa.4, ss.165-168, 2006 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2006
- Dergi Adı: Yeni Symposium
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.165-168
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Anxiety, Joint hypermobility syndrome, Panic disorder
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine of anxiety disorders at cases of joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) without Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) or any other cardiologic problems. Method: Forty-four patients (22.05±1.3 years) with JHS and any cardiologic problems were evaluated and 30 normal individuals (21.93±1.6 years) without JHS were taken as a control group. All subjects were selected from cases having completed their compulsory military service. Their joint mobility levels were evaluated by an orthopaedist, using the Beighton scoring method at which 5 points and more were accepted as positive for joint hypermobility. All cases were subjected to SCID-I and axis I disorders and Hamilton Anxiety Scale by a psychiatrist after which their anxiety disorders and anxiety levels were determined. The results of this study were compared by using the Mann-Whitney-U-test. Findings: Among patients having joint hypermobility syndrome, Panic Disorder was observed in 27.3%, Somatization Disorder in 9.1%, Generalized Anxiety Disorder in 4.5%, and Anxiety Not Otherwise Specified in 4.5%. While 86.7% of the control group did not take any diagnosis, Panic Disorder was observed in 6.7% and findings of Adjustment Disorder with Anxious Mood in 6.7%. At subjects with joint hypermobility, the Hamilton Anxiety Scale and Beighton Scores (21.50±13 and 6.45±1) significantly differed (t:-2,525 and -17,489 p<.01) from the control group (14.33±10 and 1.76±1). Discussion: Anxiety scores of the group with JHS have been found significantly higher than the group without JHS. This finding shows that the group with JHS is relatively more anxious than the group without JHS. In addition, 45.5% of cases with JHS and 4% of cases without JHS were diagnosed with anxiety disorder according to the criteria of DSM IV TR. Results are in accordance with studies that pointed out to the close relations between JHS and anxiety disorders. Conclusion: Anxiety disorders and especially Panic Disorder are observed widespread on patients with joint hypermobility.