title: Restless Legs Syndrome: Psychiatric Comorbidities Are More Important Than Neuroticism.
abstract: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is often associated with psychopathological symptoms. We compared psychiatric diagnoses, psychological complaints, sleep and personality traits in RLS patients and a control group The RLS patients also answered the IRLS, RLS-6, and QoL-RLS. The RLS patients showed more depressive disorders, psychopathological symptoms, and lower well-being than controls, but no differences in personality traits. The slightly, but not significantly, higher neuroticism found in RLS patients can be explained by the higher rates of depression among the patients. It is advisable to screen RLS patients for psychiatric comorbidities. The design using a matched control group without sleep disorders limits the conclusions that can be drawn regarding the frequency of psychiatric diagnoses and controls with sleep problems.
authors.affiliation: a Paracelsus-Elena Klinik , Kassel , Germany.
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Trautmann
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barke
authors.forename: Johanna U
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Frisch
authors.forename: Anna-Lena
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Fabia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kunert
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Canelo
authors.forename: Friederike
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sixel-Döring
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trenkwalder
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D000075384:Neuroticism; D010551:Personality; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D012890:Sleep