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Group psychotherapy: An additional approach to burning mouth syndrome

Miziara, Ivan Dieb, Filho, Bernardo Cunha Araújo, Oliveira, Rigoberto, Rodrigues dos Santos, Rosa Maria·2009·Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Abstract

Introduction Glossodynia or burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a common and poorly understood disorder. Its treatment is uncertain. Otherwise, there is some evidence of the importance of psychological factors in the genesis of this disease. Objectives Verify the usefulness of group psychotherapy as an adjuvant therapeutic method in the treatment of BMS. CASUISTICS AND METHODS: The study group consisted of 64 consecutive patients with a clinical diagnosis of BMS seen at the Stomatology Outpatient Clinic, ENT Department, Sao Paulo University Medical School, between May 2002 and May 2007. All the patients were submitted to physical examination, laboratorial screening tests, psychological assessment (Crown-Crisp Experimental Inventory), and answered a short form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire. Only 44 patients who did not show any abnormality in the protocol exams entered the study. Twenty-four of them underwent group psychotherapy. Twenty patients received placebo. Chi-square test was applied to compare the results of treatment with or without psychotherapy. Results There were 15 men and 29 women in the study group. Tongue burning was the main complaint of the patients. Improvement of symptoms was reported by 17 (70.8%) of the patients undergoing psychotherapy, while among those who did not eight (40%) had improvement of symptoms (P=.04). Conclusion Psychological assessment demonstrated a close correlation between symptoms and psychological factors, suggesting that group psychoth…

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Authors
Miziara, I. D., Filho, B. C. A., Oliveira, R., & Rodrigues dos Santos, R. M.
Affiliations
Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
Corresponding author
Miziara, Ivan Dieb
Venue
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-11
Volume
67
Issue
5
Pages
443-448
ISSN
0022-3999 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1965364951
Cited by
73
References
25
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FWCI
5.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Psychosomatic Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Scientific Electronic Library Online (São Paulo Research Foundation, Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico) (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Complementary and Manual Therapy › Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Keywords
burning mouth syndrome, group therapy, psychological factors, adjuvant therapy, psychological assessment, McGill Pain Questionnaire
MeSH terms
Aged, Anxiety, Burning Mouth Syndrome, Combined Modality Therapy, Female, Humans, Interview, Psychological, Life Change Events, Male, Middle Aged, Mouth Neoplasms, Pain Measurement, Personality Assessment, Personality Inventory, Prospective Studies, Psychotherapy, Group, Somatoform Disorders, Illness Behavior

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