Understanding psychological distress in Ménière's disease: a systematic review
Understanding psychological distress in Ménière's disease: a systematic review
It has long been suspected that psychological disturbance is common in Me´nie`re’s disease (MD), but
there has been no systematic review of research on this topic since 1977. The aim of this review was to
investigate whether components of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or health anxiety contribute
to distress, so that support and psychological therapy can be tailored better to the particular problems
of people with MD. We systematically identified all studies of psychological factors associated with
MD between 1977 and 2004. We then tabulated the findings from each of the 28 studies to match
them to the components of PTSD and health anxiety. Levels of psychosocial impairment and distress
were comparable to patients with similar illness. Evidence was found for some of the components of
both PTSD and health anxiety. We conclude that more specific research into PTSD-like symptoms
and health anxiety in MD is needed. There was a general lack of research into psychological
mechanisms contributing to distress in this population, many studies had methodological weaknesses,
and only one qualitative and one longitudinal study had been carried out.
distress, health anxiety, meacuteniegravere's disease, ptsd, systematic review, vestibular disorder
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Kirby, Sarah E.
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Yardley, Lucy
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May 2008
Kirby, Sarah E.
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Yardley, Lucy
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Kirby, Sarah E. and Yardley, Lucy
(2008)
Understanding psychological distress in Ménière's disease: a systematic review.
Psychology, Health & Medicine, 13 (3), .
(doi:10.1080/13548500701402928).
Abstract
It has long been suspected that psychological disturbance is common in Me´nie`re’s disease (MD), but
there has been no systematic review of research on this topic since 1977. The aim of this review was to
investigate whether components of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or health anxiety contribute
to distress, so that support and psychological therapy can be tailored better to the particular problems
of people with MD. We systematically identified all studies of psychological factors associated with
MD between 1977 and 2004. We then tabulated the findings from each of the 28 studies to match
them to the components of PTSD and health anxiety. Levels of psychosocial impairment and distress
were comparable to patients with similar illness. Evidence was found for some of the components of
both PTSD and health anxiety. We conclude that more specific research into PTSD-like symptoms
and health anxiety in MD is needed. There was a general lack of research into psychological
mechanisms contributing to distress in this population, many studies had methodological weaknesses,
and only one qualitative and one longitudinal study had been carried out.
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Published date: May 2008
Keywords:
distress, health anxiety, meacuteniegravere's disease, ptsd, systematic review, vestibular disorder
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