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Depression and ‘Hassles' in Globus Pharyngis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Ian J. Deary ,
Astrid Smart  and
Janet A. Wilson
Ian J. Deary*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, 7 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ
Astrid Smart
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh
Janet A. Wilson
Affiliation:
Otolaryngology Unit, University of Edinburgh
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

A group of 25 patients (16 women, 9 men) attending an ENT department with globus sensation and 25 matched ENT controls were assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory and scales for daily stressful events (‘hassles’). Globus patients of both sexes were significantly more depressed than controls and had Beck scores suggestive of significant depression. Thirteen patients, but only two controls, had an independent life event within two months of disease onset, and patients had higher hassles scores than controls.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 161 , Issue 1 , July 1992 , pp. 115 - 117
Copyright
Copyright © 1992 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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