A pilot study: stability of psychiatric diagnoses over 6 months in burning mouth syndrome.
Ten people with burning mouth syndrome (BMS) were interviewed by a psychiatrist using the Schedules of Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN) at initial presentation and at 6-month follow-up. A range of psychiatric disorders from the neurotic spectrum was identified using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) criteria, but the diagnoses were unstable. Six of the ten individuals received a psychiatric diagnosis, suggesting that the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity is high in this common dental syndrome. Psychiatric aspects of BMS require further investigation.
Nicholson
M
M
University Department of Psychiatry, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Wilkinson
G
G
Field
E
E
Longman
L
L
Fitzgerald
B
B
D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002054:Burning Mouth Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results