title: Psychopathological profile of tinnitus sufferers: evidence concerning the relationship between tinnitus features and impact on life.
abstract: This study involving 281 French tinnitus sufferers sought to investigate possible correlations between psychopathological profile and scores obtained from three tinnitus questionnaires. The patients all completed a French version of the Mini-Mult--a shortened Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--and French translations of three questionnaires designed especially for the clinical assessment of tinnitus: Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire (TRQ), Subjective Tinnitus Severity Scale (STSS) and Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire (THQ). Significant correlations were found (p < 0.0001) between scores on various Mini-Mult scales and total or factor 1 THQ and total TRQ scores. No significant correlation was found between the STSS and any Mini-Mult score.
authors.affiliation: CNRS UPRESA 5020, Pavillon U, Hôpital E.-Herriot, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meric
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gartner
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Collet
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chéry-Croze
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011599:Psychopathology; D012803:Sick Role; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000523:psychology*