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Winkelmann, J.* ; Prager, M.* ; Lieb, R.* ; Pfister, H.* ; Spiegel, B.* ; Wittchen, H.U.* ; Holsboer, F.* ; Trenkwalder, C.* ; Ströhle, A.*

"Anxietas tibiarum". Depression and anxiety disorders in patients with restless legs syndrome.

J. Neurol. 252, 67-71 (2005)
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BACKGROUND: Symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) have been observed. However, it is unclear whether rates of threshold depression and anxiety disorders according to DSM-IV criteria in such patients are also elevated. METHODS: 238 RLS patients were assessed with a standardized diagnostic interview (Munich-Composite International Diagnostic Interview for DSM-IV) validated for subjects aged 18-65 years. Rates of anxiety and depressive disorders were compared between 130 RLS patients within this age range and 2265 community respondents from a nationally representative sample with somatic morbidity of other types. RESULTS: RLS patients revealed an increased risk of having 12-month anxiety and depressive disorders with particularly strong associations with panic disorder (OR=4.7; 95% CI=2.1-10.1), generalized anxiety disorder (OR=3.5; 95% CI= 1.7-7.1), and major depression (OR=2.6; 95% CI=1.5-4.4). In addition, lifetime rates of panic disorder and most depressive disorders as well as comorbid depression and anxiety disorders were considerably increased among RLS patients compared with controls. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that RLS patients are at increased risk of having specific anxiety and depressive disorders. Causal attributions of patients suggest that a considerable proportion of the excess morbidity for depression and panic disorder might be due to RLS symptomatology.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0340-5354
e-ISSN 1432-1459
Journal Journal of Neurology
Quellenangaben Volume: 252, Issue: 1, Pages: 67-71 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Springer
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Human Genetics (IHG)