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- Title
Alexithymia and Behçet's Disease.
- Authors
Munise, Daye; Inci, Mevlitoglu; Mine, Sahingoz; Tahir Kemal, Sahin
- Abstract
Objective: Behçet's Disease (BD) is an immunoinflammatory systemic disease. In young adults it seen as genital ulceration, uveitis and oral aphthae. In some patients, BD may affect the central nervous system and some psyschiatric symptoms may accompany this disease. There are few studies in the literature evaluating the relationship between BD and alexithymia. In this study, the relationship between BD and alexithymia is evaluated. Methods: Fifty patients diagnosed according to the International Study Group for Behçet's Disease diagnostic criteria and fifty age and gender-matched healthy individuals were included in the study. Turkish versions of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) were applied to the patients and controls. Results: According to TAS-20 scale, alexithymia was classified as: non-alexithymia, moderate and severe alexithymia. In the classification of TAS, there was a significant difference between the cases and the control group (p = 0.019).In patients with BD, alexithymia was 6 times higher than control group (OR = 6.139)(95% CI = 1,657-23.913). Conclusions: Behçet's disease is strongly associated with alexithymia. Recognizing of these psychiatric symptoms is important for management of BD patients. Psychotherapeutic interventions should planned by dermatologist.
- Subjects
TURKEY; CONFIDENCE intervals; BEHCET'S disease; CASE-control method; SEVERITY of illness index; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; ALEXITHYMIA; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ODDS ratio; PSYCHOTHERAPY; DISEASE risk factors; SYMPTOMS; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Konuralp Medical Journal / Konuralp Tip Dergisi, 2021, Vol 13, Issue 2, p186
- ISSN
1309-3878
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18521/ktd.834163