A report of the number of adolescents screened as warranting further investigation for depression and social anxiety in a pre-operative cohort with idiopathic scoliosis.
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Depression
Scoliosis
Social anxiety
Journal
The surgeon : journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland
ISSN: 1479-666X
Titre abrégé: Surgeon
Pays: Scotland
ID NLM: 101168329
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2021
Oct 2021
Historique:
received:
12
11
2019
revised:
01
07
2020
accepted:
23
07
2020
pubmed:
19
8
2020
medline:
29
10
2021
entrez:
19
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a common form of scoliosis, causing rotational deformity of the torso in a teenage population. In AIS this happens at a time of particular psychological development and vulnerability and a link between AIS and mental health problems has been observed. Over a 6 month period, all patients with AIS aged 10-18 referred to a single spinal deformity centre in the UK were screened for symptoms suggestive of a potential diagnosis of depression and social anxiety. Of the 33 patients surveyed, 6 (18%) had scores worthy of further assessment for a potential diagnosis of depression and 19 (59%) worthy of further assessment for a potential diagnosis of social anxiety. This small study supports the notion that there is an association between AIS and mental health issues. These initial findings support the practice of routine mental health screening in AIS.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32807660
pii: S1479-666X(20)30108-6
doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2020.07.009
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
263-267Informations de copyright
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