1. Psychiatric disorders in myasthenia gravis
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Mariana Inés Ybarra, Arthur Kummer, Elizabeth Regina Comini Frota, José Teotônio de Oliveira, Rodrigo Santiago Gomez, and Antonio Lucio Teixeira
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miastenia gravis ,neuropsiquiaria ,saúde mental ,depressão ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). METHOD: Forty-one patients with MG answered to a structured psychiatric interview (MINI-Plus). RESULTS: Eleven (26.1%) patients were diagnosed with a depressive disorder and 19 (46.3%) were diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Patients with dysthymia were older (p=0.029) and had longer disease duration (p=0.006). Patients with social phobia also had longer disease duration (p=0.039). CONCLUSION: Psychiatric disorders in MG are common, especially depressive and anxiety disorders.
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- 2011
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