Psychological evaluation of the patients with spasmodic torticollis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4904.2010.32.009
- VernacularTitle:痉挛性斜颈患者的心理测评
- Author:
Hai QIAN
;
Zhongqing ZHOU
;
Xiangen SHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Torticollis;
Psychological evaluation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine
2010;33(32):22-24
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the psychological factors in the spasmodic torticollis (ST) patients and find the possible relationship between mental disorder and the pathogenesis of spasmodic torticollis. Methods All the 21 ST patients admitted were asked to complete the SCL-90. The result was compared with the norm of Chinese. Results Somatization (1.67 ±0.59) scores, anxiety (1.95 ±0.74) scores, phobic (1.63 ±0.59) scores and psychotic (1.56 ±0.60) scores in ST patients, they were higher significantly than the norm of Chinese [ ( 1.37 ± 0.48 ), ( 1.39 ± 0.43 ), ( 1.23 ± 0.41 ), ( 1.29 ± 0.42) scores](P ＜0.05). No significant differences were found the other factors between the ST patients and norm of Chinese. Conclusion Somatization,anxiety,phobic and psychotic are correlated with ST,they may likely contribute to the pathogenesis of ST.
