TY - JOUR
T1 - The magnification of psychopathology sequelae associated with multiple chronic medical conditions
AU - McCracken, Laura M.
AU - Gatchel, Robert J.
PY - 2000/1/1
Y1 - 2000/1/1
N2 - Recent literature indicates that chronic temporomandibular disorders (TMD), as well as other chronic medical conditions, are associated with a high degree of concomitant psycho-pathology. Patients with TMD have been found to evidence a higher distribution of depressive symptoms, as compared with the general population. Moreover, one study examined prevalence rates of psychological disorders for 50 chronic TMD patients and found that 86% of them were diagnosed with at least one Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) Axis I disorder; 46% received two or more Axis I diagnoses; and 40% met diagnostic criteria for a personality disorder. These high rates of psychiatric disorders far exceeded those for the general population, with a considerable disparity noted between the prevalence of major depression among TMD patients (74%) and the base rate of this disorder in the general population (5% to 26%).
AB - Recent literature indicates that chronic temporomandibular disorders (TMD), as well as other chronic medical conditions, are associated with a high degree of concomitant psycho-pathology. Patients with TMD have been found to evidence a higher distribution of depressive symptoms, as compared with the general population. Moreover, one study examined prevalence rates of psychological disorders for 50 chronic TMD patients and found that 86% of them were diagnosed with at least one Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) Axis I disorder; 46% received two or more Axis I diagnoses; and 40% met diagnostic criteria for a personality disorder. These high rates of psychiatric disorders far exceeded those for the general population, with a considerable disparity noted between the prevalence of major depression among TMD patients (74%) and the base rate of this disorder in the general population (5% to 26%).
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1751-9861.2000.tb00066.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1751-9861.2000.tb00066.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33845546321
VL - 5
SP - 92
EP - 99
JO - Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research
JF - Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research
SN - 1071-2089
IS - 1
ER -