Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety among Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Attending the MS Clinic at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE: Cross-Sectional Study

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. 2015:2015:487159.

doi: 10.1155/2015/487159. Epub 2015 Jul 9.

Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety among Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Attending the MS Clinic at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE: Cross-Sectional Study

Taoufik Alsaadi¹, Khadija El Hammasi², Tarek M Shahrour², Mustafa Shakra¹, Lamya Turkawi¹, Abdulla Mudhafar¹, Lina Diab¹, Mufeed Raoof²

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¹ Department of Neurology, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), Abu Dhabi, UAE.
² Department of Psychiatry, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), Abu Dhabi, UAE.

PMID: 26240760
PMCID: PMC4512603
DOI: 10.1155/2015/487159

Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety among Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Attending the MS Clinic at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE: Cross-Sectional Study

Taoufik Alsaadi et al. Mult Scler Int. 2015.

. 2015:2015:487159.

doi: 10.1155/2015/487159. Epub 2015 Jul 9.

Authors

Taoufik Alsaadi¹, Khadija El Hammasi², Tarek M Shahrour², Mustafa Shakra¹, Lamya Turkawi¹, Abdulla Mudhafar¹, Lina Diab¹, Mufeed Raoof²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), Abu Dhabi, UAE.
² Department of Psychiatry, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), Abu Dhabi, UAE.

PMID: 26240760
PMCID: PMC4512603
DOI: 10.1155/2015/487159

Abstract

Depression and anxiety are reported to be prevalent in patients with MS, with prevalence rates ranging from 20% to 50%. Unfortunately, the rates, patterns, and risk factors are not well studied in our Middle East region, and, to our knowledge, not at all in UAE. Using standardized screening tools, we observed that 17% and 20% of 80 patients seen in MS clinic had scores consistent with major depression and anxiety disorders, respectively, at a rate that was not statistically different when compared to age and sex matched controls. None of the studied variables including duration of the disease, EDSS scores, age, gender, and the level of education had any significant correlation with the rates of both disorders. Almost two-thirds of the patients with scores consistent with major depression and anxiety were not on antidepressant and antianxiety medications.

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[10] Feinstein A. An examination of suicidal intent in patients with multiple sclerosis. Neurology. 2002;59(5):674–678. doi: 10.1212/wnl.59.5.674. - DOI - PubMed

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