title: Restless leg syndrome in hospitalized psychiatric patients in Lebanon: a pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To characterize and describe the prevalence of restless leg syndrome (RLS) in hospitalized psychiatric patients and to investigate the correlations between patient profile and RLS.
  
  
  METHODS
  Demographic information, psychiatric diagnoses, psychotropic medication use, and history of substance use were collected from hospitalized psychiatric patients at the American University of Beirut Medical Center; Beirut, Lebanon. A validated questionnaire to evaluate RLS symptomatology was also administered to 126 participants who agreed to participate, as well as questionnaires for insomnia, depression, and anxiety symptoms. Statistical analysis was conducted to detect the prevalence of RLS among the participants and to examine correlations with RLS in a hospitalized psychiatric population.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of the 126 participants who completed the survey, RLS was detected in 18% of the participants. Of interest, RLS was also found to be associated with higher depressive symptomatology, suicidal ideation, and working night shifts.
authors: Department of Psychiatry.
authors: Farid
authors: F
authors: Talih
authors: Department of Psychiatry.
authors: Jean
authors: J
authors: Ajaltouni
authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Firas
authors: F
authors: Kobeissy
keywords: and anxiety symptoms; depression; insomnia; restless leg syndrome