Frequency of anxiety in myasthenia gravis

Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-12

  Lundeen, Jessica ^a   Fisher, Justin ^a   Kothari, Milind J ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Myasthenia gravis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

EID: 4644283084     PISSN: 15220443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.cnd.0000138445.13978.e4     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Cassem EH. Depressive disorders in the medically ill, an overview. Pychosomatics. 1995;36:S2-S10.
2. Kessler RC, McGonagle KA, Zhao S, et al. Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of DSM-III-R psychiatric disorders in the United States, results from the National Comorbidity Study. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1994;51:8-19.
3. Wells KB, Golding JM, Burnam MA. Psychiatric disorder in a sample of the general population with and without chronic medical conditions. Am J Psychiatry. 1988;145:976-981.
4. Cassem EH. Depression and anxiety secondary to medical illness. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 1990; 13: 597-612.
5. Bartel PR, Lotz BP. Neuropsychological test performance and affect in myasthenia gravis. Acta Neurol Scand. 1995;91:266-270.
6. Tennant C, Wilby J, Nicholson GA. Psychological correlates of myasthenia gravis: a brief report. J Psychosom Res. 1986;30:575-580.
7. Paradis CM, Friedman S, Lazar RM, et al. Anxiety disorders in a neuromuscular clinic. Am J Psychiatry. 1993;150:1102-1104.
8. Katon W. The impact of major depression on chronic medical illness. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 1996; 18:215-219.
9. Beck AT, Steer RA. Beck Anxiety Inventory Manual. Harcourt Brace & Co, San Antonio, TX; 1988:8, 10, 13.