title: [Clinical investigation using a self-rating depression scale in subjects with psychosomatic taste disorders].
abstract: In recent years, the number of patients with psychologenesis taste disorders has increased. In this study, related psychological factors were examined in 258 patients (85 men, 173 women) using a self-rating depression scale (SDS). The results were as follows: 1) 189 patients reported normal psychological factors, 2) 173 patients reported neurotic sates, and 3) 40 patients reported positive correlations with a depressive sates, Most of the patients, self-reported results were not correlated with taste function tests. On the other hand, the patients with depression had reduced salivary secretion tests results. Only 50% of the patients with depression recovered their taste functions. These results suggest that the SDS test may be useful for diagnosing taste disorders and monitoring effects of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya.
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kushida
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Umemoto
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Negoro
authors.forename: Tomomi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nin
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakagami
mesh_terms: D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*