Screening for psychiatric illness in patients with oral dysesthesia by means of the General Health Questionnaire-twenty-eight item version (GHQ-28) and the Irritability, Depression and Anxiety Scale (IDA)

Zilli, C.; Brooke, Ralph I.; Lau, Chloe; Merskey, Harold

doi:10.1016/0030-4220(89)90378-2

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“…The subjects with glossodynia were predominantly women -14 out of 25 or 56% -but the difference was not striking, as reported by most authors [1,2,13,16,27,31]. It seems that glossodynia affects both sexes equally [16], The age range of our patients (52-75 years) is in agree ment with the majority of recent studies, although this syndrome may be present in younger people as well [2,3], Almost all female patients were in the postclimacteric phase, and this finding suports the idea that glossodynia and endocrine imbalance are not very strongly con nected.…”

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“…It is a variant of atypical facial pain [1] and is characterized by a sponta neous burning sensation, mainly affecting the tongue and sometimes the lips and gingiva [2]. It has been observed that this burning mouth syndrome is a quite common problem and may affect up to 2.6% of the general popula-tion at any time [3], since about 10% of patients who visit dentists seek treatment for chronic orofacial pain [ 1 ].…”

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“…It must be pointed out that, concerning the organic eti ology, experimental data are either lacking or are insuffi cient and that the pathogenesis and etiology of glossody nia remain rather obscure [1], while, with respect to the psychogenic origin of the syndrome, little evidence exists in relation to the objective assessment of anxiety and depression in these patients [21]. It appears, therefore, that there is no generally accepted etiology of glossody nia.…”

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Glossodynia: Personality Characteristics and Psychopathology

Trikkas¹,

Nikolatou²,

Samara³

et al. 1996

Psychother Psychosom

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Background. Glossodynia or burning mouth syndrome has been suggested to be a multifunctional disorder. Etiologic factors that have been reported include hematologic or vitamin deficiencies, denture factors, the climacteric, infections or endocrinological disorders. On the other hand psychological factors, such as anxiety, depression and phobias have been reported to play a significant role at the beginning of this nosological entity. It seems therefore that there are two main categories of glossodynia, one with a detectable organic etiology and another with a psychologic origin. The purpose of this study was to provide further information concerning the personality characteristics and the incidence of psychopathology in patients suffering from glossodynia without an organic etiology. Methods. Twenty-five patients suffering from glossodynia and 25 control subjects, matched for sex and age, participated in the study. Patients and controls were assessed concerning their psychosomatic morbidity. Both groups were given psychometric instruments (SRSD, STAI, EPQ, HDHQ, SSPS) for the assessment of personality characteristics and psychopathological symptoms. Results. Patients were significantly differentiated from controls with respect to all factors of HDHQ; they exhibited more hostility, either introverted or extroverted, than control subjects. The patients also had significantly higher values in the N (neuroticism) and the L (lie) factors of the EPQ. Concerning the other psychometric measurements there were no significant differences. Patients also had significantly higher rates of psychosomatic morbidity than controls. Conclusions. Our findings indicate that hostility – especially introverted hostility – neuroticism and possibly depression are important components of the psychological profile of patients suffering from glossodynia.

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Glossodynia: Personality Characteristics and Psychopathology

Trikkas¹,

Nikolatou²,

Samara³

et al. 1996

Psychother Psychosom

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“…Once secondary stomatodynia and other differential diagnoses are excluded by an accurate examination, including a thorough oral examination and simple laboratory tests, a diagnosis of BMS may be made. Anxiety-depressive illness is often associated [2,3,4,5,6,7]. …”

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Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in the Treatment of Burning Mouth Syndrome

Fleuret¹,

Toux²,

Morvan³

et al. 2014

Dermatology

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Background: Patients with burning mouth syndrome (BMS) are frequently treated with antidepressants. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are increasingly used. Nonetheless, few studies have examined the effects of SSRIs in BMS. Objective: We performed a retrospective study to confirm the need for a prospective study on this topic in the future. Patients and Methods: 51 patients suffering from primary BMS were included in this study. Results: The frequency of side effects due to SSRIs was low, with mainly digestive side effects. Treatment with SSRIs was more efficient in patients reporting a psychogenic origin for their symptoms. Antidepressants were more frequently stopped when patients did not declare such an origin. Conclusions: SSRIs appear to be effective and well tolerated. Declaring a psychogenic component may be considered as a potentiating or predictive factor for the efficacy of treatment with SSRIs. These results should be confirmed by a prospective randomised study.

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“…Psychiatric diseases, and particularly depression, anxiety and personality disorders, as well as psychiatric medications, have been associated with various self‐reported oral complaints, such as xerostomia (dry mouth), burning mouth, oral malodor and dysgeusia (taste disturbance) 1–17 . Most of these studies investigated general population samples reporting specific oral complaints and tried to associate the symptoms with psychiatric disorders by means of appropriate psychiatric rating scales 1–4,6,9 …”

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Self‐reported oral complaints in older mentally ill patients

Kossioni¹,

Kossionis²,

Polychronopoulou

2012

Geriatrics Gerontology Int

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An increased prevalence of oral complaints was recorded in the elderly psychiatric patients with mood disorders. Those patients should be systematically evaluated and managed for oral complaints, and particularly for burning mouth. The close association between burning mouth complaints and mood disorders requires further investigation to clarify the potential diagnostic value of the symptom for mood disorders.

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Screening for psychiatric illness in patients with oral dysesthesia by means of the General Health Questionnaire-twenty-eight item version (GHQ-28) and the Irritability, Depression and Anxiety Scale (IDA)

Cited by 46 publications

References 16 publications

Glossodynia: Personality Characteristics and Psychopathology

Glossodynia: Personality Characteristics and Psychopathology

Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in the Treatment of Burning Mouth Syndrome

Self‐reported oral complaints in older mentally ill patients

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