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Depression and neuroticism in multiple sclerosis

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88 subjects (36 males and 52 females) affected by multiple sclerosis (MS), were studied with the CES-D and SRT tests for the evaluation of depressive reactions and neuroticism. Comparing the results with those of the control group, we found a significant score for depression and somatization in the MS patients, whereas the scores for anxiety and inadequacy were normal.

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Gli AA hanno eaminato 88 soggetti (36 maschi e 52 femmine) affetti da sclerosi multipla ai quali sono stati applicati i questionari del CES-D e SRT per la valutazione delle reazioni depressive e del nevroticismo. Dalla comparazione dei risultati con quelli del gruppo di controllo, emergono differenze statisticamente significative nella popolazione esaminata per quanto riguarda depressione e somatizzazione mentre i punteggi per ansia ed inadeguatezza risultano normali.

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  1. Istituto di Clinica Psichiatrica, Università di Padova, Via Giustiniani, 2-35128, Padova

    Colombo G.

  2. Istituto di Clinica Neurologica, Università di Padova, Via Giustiniani, 2-35128, Padova

    Armani M., Ferruzza E. & Zuliani C.

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Colombo, G., Armani, M., Ferruzza, E. et al. Depression and neuroticism in multiple sclerosis. Ital J Neuro Sci 9, 551–557 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02337008

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