Depression and Anxiety in Iranian Patients with Behcet's Disease: A Single Center Experience

Authors

  • Mohammad Mehdi Fani Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz
  • Elham Aflaki Department of Rheumatology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz
  • Hooman Ebrahimi Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz
  • Anahita Safari Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz
  • Sina Ghanizadeh Department of Psychiatry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz
  • Maryam Ranjbar Faculty of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz
  • Alireza Manafi Student Research Committee, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa
  • Afshin Borhanihaghighi Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31661/gmj.v2i3.59

Keywords:

Behcet`s Disease Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Iran

Abstract

Background: This study was designed to determine and compare the stress, anxiety and depression levels in Behcet’s disease (BD) patients and a control group of normal individuals.

Materials and Methods: One-hundred and six patients with BD were selected as cases and controls were 106 age- and sex-matched participants referred to the Shiraz Dental school clinics due to dental problems. We collected the information with 3 validated Farsi questionnaires: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) for stress, Beck Anxiety Index (BDI) for depression and Beck Depression Index (BAI) for anxiety.

Results: Stress, depression and anxiety levels were significantly higher in patients with BD in comparison with the control group (p<0.001).

Conclusions: A high level of stress and depression in BD patients is frequent and PSS, BDI and BAI are useful for determining these variations. Finally, we suggest a psychiatrist consultation in all periods of disease treatment.

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2013-09-02

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