title: Somatoform disorders in patients with chronic subjective tinnitus.
abstract: This study aimed to investigate the correlation of psychiatric disorders with tinnitus and tinnitus handicap scores. A total of 30 patients and 30 otherwise healthy people were enrolled for the study. Somatoform disorder questionnaire SDQ-20 was filled in by both the study and the control group. Tinnitus handicap scores were filled in study group. Tinnitus handicap scores were 28.1 ± 19.8, and somatoform disorder questionnaire scores were 30.5 ± 7.3 in the tinnitus group. In the control group the somatoform disorder questionnaire scores were 25.4 ± 4.6. (1) We found a statistically significant difference between somatoform disorder questionnaire scores between groups (p < 0.05). (2) There was a statistically significant difference between tinnitus handicap scores and somatoform disorder questionnaire scores in study group (p = 0.0). The correlation between these tests was positively strong (R = 0.782). (3) There was no statistical difference between genders. We recommend investigating patients with long-lasting tinnitus for psychiatric comorbidity in relation to somatoform disorders in cooperation with psychiatric clinics.
authors.affiliation: ENT Clinic, Sakarya Akyazi State Hospital, Akyazı, Sakarya, Turkey. drcaner2001@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Caner
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry Clinic, Sakarya Akyazi State Hospital, Akyazı, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hatice İmer
authors.initials: Hİ
authors.lastname: Aras
authors.affiliation: ENT Clinic, Sakarya University Hospital, Akyazı, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mahmut Sinan
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Quality of life; Somatoform disorders; Tinnitus