Psychological Comparison of Adults with Dizziness: Depression, Anxiety, and Somatization in Typical vs. Abnormal Vestibular Test Results

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dc.contributor.authorKorkmaz, Hanifi
dc.contributor.authorKutluhan, Ahmet
dc.contributor.authormujdeci, banu
dc.contributor.authorKaratas, Erkan
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-24T18:04:24Z
dc.date.available2025-10-24T18:04:24Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The association between vestibular deficits and psychological symptoms remains controversial. Thus, this paper aims to report the psychological state of patients complaining of dizziness according to whether their symptoms are observed or not. Methods: Sixty patients with dizziness symptoms were included in the study. Videonystagmography, video head impulse test, and vestibulospinal tests were applied to all patients. 30 dizzy patients with positive findings were included in Group I, and 30 dizzy patients with typical results from all tests were included in Group II. All individuals were asked to fill out the Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Dizziness Handicap Inventory, and Somatization subscale of the Symptom Checklist, and the findings were compared between the two groups. The relationship between BDI, BAI, and SOM results and vHIT and DHI scores in all individuals was examined. Results: There was no significant difference between the two groups regarding depression, anxiety, and somatization. The level of disability due to dizziness was significantly higher in group II compared to group I. A significant correlation was found between DHI scores and depression and anxiety scores in all patients. Similar psychogenic effects were observed between the groups. However, individuals with dizziness who had regular vestibular tests had a higher level of disability due to dizziness. Conclusion: Evaluation of psychogenic affect and disability due to dizziness by questionnaires in dizzy individuals with regular vestibular tests can be a guide in performing advanced vestibular examinations or directing the patient to a comprehensive psychological evaluation.
dc.identifier.doi10.69601/meandrosmdj.1609141
dc.identifier.endpage184
dc.identifier.issn2149-9063
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage177
dc.identifier.trdizinid1319273
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.69601/meandrosmdj.1609141
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1319273
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/2808
dc.identifier.volume26
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofMeandros Medical And Dental Journal
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzTR-Dizin_20251023
dc.subjectDizziness
dc.subjectTypical Vestibular results
dc.subjectPsychological affect
dc.subjectundiagnosed dizziness
dc.titlePsychological Comparison of Adults with Dizziness: Depression, Anxiety, and Somatization in Typical vs. Abnormal Vestibular Test Results
dc.typeArticle

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