title: Chronic subjective dizziness.
abstract: This article reviews the authors' work, which expands on previous studies to confirm that anxiety-related processes cause or maintain symptoms of dizziness. Discussed are interventions directed at patients' underlying psychologic disorders, including current methods of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. Patients with chronic complaints of nonspecific dizziness can present frustrating diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, but can be offered definitive and palliative care. The authors emphasize the importance of eliciting a precise description of the dizziness sensation from the patient as the critical factor in delineating the specific diagnosis and guiding treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 3400 Spruce Street, 5 Silverstein, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. michael.ruckenstein@uphs.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ruckenstein
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Staab
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D004244:Dizziness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors