The association between burning mouth syndrome and psychosocial disorders.
Twenty-five patients with a diagnosis of nonorganic burning mouth syndrome were matched for age and sex with twenty-five patients with organically based painful disorders of the mouth. All patients were interviewed by a psychiatrist and completed the General Health Questionnaire to screen for psychiatric disorders. A diagnosis of psychiatric disorder based on clinical examination findings was made in 44% (11/25) of the patients with burning mouth syndrome and in 16% (4/25) of the controls.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D002054:Burning Mouth Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology*