Affective disorders and multiple sclerosis: A controlled study on 65 Italian patients

A. Salmaggi; R. Palumbo; L. Fontanillas; M. Eoli; L. La Mantia; A. Solari; D. Pareyson; C. Milanese

Affective disorders and multiple sclerosis: A controlled study on 65 Italian patients

A. Salmaggi, R. Palumbo, L. Fontanillas, M. Eoli, L. La Mantia, A. Solari, D. Pareyson, C. Milanese

Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "C. Besta"

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Abstract

A high prevalence of major mood disorders in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients has been reported. In this study, we investigated the frequency of previous or present major mood disorders in 65 patients with clinically definite multiple sclerosis (Poser criteria) and in 31 polyneuropathy (PNP) patients. All patients underwent a questionnaire designed after DSM-IV definitions for major mood disorders. A higher lifetime risk for development of a major mood disorder was evident in MS patients (log rank test, p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	171-175
Number of pages	5
Journal	Neurological Sciences
Volume	19
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 1998

Keywords

Affective disorders
Multiple sclerosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Neurology
Psychiatry and Mental health
Dermatology
Neuroscience(all)

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