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Relationship between tinnitus severity and psychiatric disorders

Zöger, Sigyn, Svedlund, Jan, Holgers, Kajsa-Mia·2006·Psychosomatics
DOI 10.1176/appi.psy.47.4.282
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A close association between tinnitus and psychiatric disorders has been demonstrated, but little is known about how the severity of tinnitus is related to these disorders. The authors investigated the strength of the association between tinnitus and both the prevalence and severity of anxiety and depressive disorders. One study group consisted of 80 consecutive patients and another of 144 patients who were deemed by screening to be at high risk for severe and disabling tinnitus. The severity of tinnitus was assessed by clinical gradings on a 3-point scale and by the Tinnitus Severity Questionnaire. DSM-III-R criteria were used to identify psychiatric disorders by structured clinical interview. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale (CPRS-S-A) were used to assess the severity of anxiety and depression. There was a correlation between the severity of tinnitus and depression in both study groups; however, the corresponding correlations for anxiety disorders were lower, and reached statistical significance only in the high-risk group. Various measures found significant correlations between the severity of tinnitus and the severity of depression and anxiety. We conclude that the severity of tinnitus is associated with psychiatric disorders, as well as with the severity of anxiety and depression in tinnitus patients, and may account for approximately 20% of the variance of the observed association.

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  • The severity of tinnitus correlates with the severity of depression and anxiety.

    “One study has shown that the severity of tinnitus correlates with the severity of depression and anxiety, highlighting the crucial importance of considering depressive and anxiety disorders when treating tinnitus patients (Zöger et al., 2006).”

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Authors
Zöger, S., Svedlund, J., & Holgers, K.-M.
Affiliations
Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
Corresponding author
Svedlund, Jan
ORCID
Svedlund, Jan
Venue
Psychosomatics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-07
Volume
47
Issue
4
Pages
282-288
ISSN
0033-3182 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1176/appi.psy.47.4.282
OpenAlex
W2086677539
Cited by
230
References
64
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 20 · 2012: 11
FWCI
2.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Psychosomatics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › Noise Effects and Management
Keywords
tinnitus, tinnitus severity, mental illness, depression, anxiety disorders, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale, DSM-III-R
MeSH terms
Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Severity of Illness Index, Tinnitus, Comorbidity, Prevalence, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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