The correlation between anxiety, depression, and vertigo: a cross-sectional study

The correlation between anxiety, depression, and vertigo: a cross-sectional study

Background Dizziness, including vertigo, affects approximately 15% to over 20% of adults each year. A significant proportion of patients with vertigo develop secondary psychiatric disorders throughout their disease . On the other hand, patients with psychiatric disorders frequently report dizziness...

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Published in:The Egyptian journal of otolaryngology Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors: Omara, Abir, Basiouny, Eman Mostafa, Shabrawy, Marwa El, Shafei, Reham Rafei El
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-12-2022
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
SpringerOpen
Subjects:
Anxiety
Cross-sectional studies
Depression
Depression, Mental
Development and progression
Dizziness
Hearing loss
Males
Medical research
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Medicine, Experimental
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Migraine
Multiple sclerosis
Original Article
Patients
Questionnaires
Surgery
Tinnitus
Vertigo
Canada
Egypt
Dizziness
Depression
Anxiety
Questionnaires
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Summary:Background Dizziness, including vertigo, affects approximately 15% to over 20% of adults each year. A significant proportion of patients with vertigo develop secondary psychiatric disorders throughout their disease . On the other hand, patients with psychiatric disorders frequently report dizziness as a co-occurring symptom of their illness. The purpose of this study was to screen the prevalence of depression and anxiety indices in dizzy patients and their relation to the severity of their dizziness handicap by administering two different questionnaires: The dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).  Results Psychological assessments revealed that 49% of the study group was normal, 29% had anxiety, 7% had depression, and 15% had both anxiety and depression. Besides, vestibular neuritis was associated with a higher mean anxiety score, whereas Meniere's disease was associated with a higher mean depression score.  Conclusion As this study has shown, there was a statistically significant positive correlation between anxiety and depression scores and physical, emotional, functional, and total DHI scores. Screening and treatment of co-morbid mental health disorders are critical for appropriate management of vertigo disability that leads to a higher quality of life and fewer complications.
ISSN:1012-5574
2090-8539
DOI:10.1186/s43163-022-00318-7