Title: Psychological Analysis with Symptom Check List-90-Revision in Patients with Tinnitus
Abstract:Objectives:Psychological distress may develop from tinnitus, or that recognition of tinnitus may even be greater during exposure to environmental stress. So, patients with tinnitus need to consider th...Objectives:Psychological distress may develop from tinnitus, or that recognition of tinnitus may even be greater during exposure to environmental stress. So, patients with tinnitus need to consider the psychologic aspect in their diagnosis and treatment. The aim of this study is to evaluate the degree and characteristics of the psychologic factors associated in patients undergoing tinnitus retraining therapy. Materials and Method:119 patients with tinnitus who received the Symptom Check List-90-Revision (SCL-90-R) and a control group without tinnitus were compared first; and then 92 out of 119 patients performed the follow up study after three months of tinnitus retraining therapy. Results:The results were as follows. 1) The tinnitus group scored higher than the control group in somatization, anxiety, phobic anxiety (p0.05). 3) The psychologic aspect of patients with tinnitus were related to loudness, pitch, annoyance (pRead More
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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