Depression and anxiety disorders among patients with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1: a cross-sectional study with a comparison group.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
; 51(3): 357-360, 2018.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29972568
INTRODUCTION: Studies have linked human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) to psychiatric disease. METHODS: Patients with HTLV-1 were compared to patients seen by family doctors using a semi-structured questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. RESULTS: Participants with (n=58) and without (n=340) HTLV were compared. Anxiety and depression were associated with greater age, being a woman, spastic paraparesis (depression: PR=4.50, 95% CI: 3.10-6.53; anxiety: PR=2.96, 95% CI: 2.08-4.21), and asymptomatic HTLV (depression: PR=4.34, 95% CI: 3.02-6.24; anxiety: PR=2.81, 95% CI: 2.06-3.85). CONCLUSIONS: Symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with HTLV-1 experienced more anxiety and depression than uninfected patients.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anxiety Disorders
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HTLV-I Infections
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Depressive Disorder
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
Brazil