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Anxiety Changes Depersonalization and Derealization Symptoms in Vestibular Patients

Background. Depersonalization and derealization are common symptoms reported in the general population. Objective. The aim of the present study was to establish the relationship between anxiety and depersonalization and derealization symptoms in patients with peripheral vestibular disorders. Methods...

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Autores principales: Kolev, Ognyan I., Georgieva-Zhostova, Spaska O., Berthoz, Alain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4006595/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24803735
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/847054
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author Kolev, Ognyan I.
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description Background. Depersonalization and derealization are common symptoms reported in the general population. Objective. The aim of the present study was to establish the relationship between anxiety and depersonalization and derealization symptoms in patients with peripheral vestibular disorders. Methods. Twenty-four vestibular patients with anxiety and 18 vestibular patients without anxiety were examined for depersonalization and derealization symptoms. They were also compared to healthy controls. Results. The results revealed that anxiety consistently changes depersonalization and derealization symptoms in vestibular patients. They are more frequent, more severe, and qualitatively different in vestibular patients with anxiety than in those without anxiety. Conclusion. Anxiety has an effect on depersonalization and derealization symptoms in vestibular patients. The various hypotheses about the underlying mechanism of this effect were discussed.
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spelling pubmed-40065952014-05-06 Anxiety Changes Depersonalization and Derealization Symptoms in Vestibular Patients Kolev, Ognyan I. Georgieva-Zhostova, Spaska O. Berthoz, Alain Behav Neurol Research Article Background. Depersonalization and derealization are common symptoms reported in the general population. Objective. The aim of the present study was to establish the relationship between anxiety and depersonalization and derealization symptoms in patients with peripheral vestibular disorders. Methods. Twenty-four vestibular patients with anxiety and 18 vestibular patients without anxiety were examined for depersonalization and derealization symptoms. They were also compared to healthy controls. Results. The results revealed that anxiety consistently changes depersonalization and derealization symptoms in vestibular patients. They are more frequent, more severe, and qualitatively different in vestibular patients with anxiety than in those without anxiety. Conclusion. Anxiety has an effect on depersonalization and derealization symptoms in vestibular patients. The various hypotheses about the underlying mechanism of this effect were discussed. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-01-28 /pmc/articles/PMC4006595/ /pubmed/24803735 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/847054 Text en Copyright © 2014 Ognyan I. Kolev et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Anxiety Changes Depersonalization and Derealization Symptoms in Vestibular Patients
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title_fullStr Anxiety Changes Depersonalization and Derealization Symptoms in Vestibular Patients
title_full_unstemmed Anxiety Changes Depersonalization and Derealization Symptoms in Vestibular Patients
title_short Anxiety Changes Depersonalization and Derealization Symptoms in Vestibular Patients
title_sort anxiety changes depersonalization and derealization symptoms in vestibular patients
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4006595/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24803735
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/847054
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