Imagine your favorite roller coaster – the exhilarating twists, turns, and drops that leave you feeling dizzy and disoriented. Now imagine that feeling persistently, but combined with anxiety and depression. A recent study examined the impact of anxiety and depression on patients with different types of vestibular syndrome, which causes vertigo. The researchers found that age and gender did not significantly affect the severity of vertigo or mental state in various vestibular syndromes. However, anxiety and depression were identified as risk factors for worsening vertigo disorder. Interestingly, the manifestation of anxiety and depression differed depending on the type of vestibular syndrome. For example, anxiety was more prevalent in patients with episodic and chronic vestibular syndromes, while depression was more common in patients with episodic and acute vestibular syndromes. These findings highlight the importance of standardized screening for psychological status in individuals experiencing vertigo. If you want to dive deeper into the research and learn more about how anxiety and depression influence vertigo disorder in different vestibular syndromes, check out the full article!

ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the situation of vertigo disorder combined with anxiety and depression in patients with different types of vestibular syndrome.MethodsA total of 330 patients with vertigo in otolaryngology outpatient department were selected, and clinical information such as age, gender, and scores of Dizziness handicap inventory (DHI), Generalized anxiety disorder-7 (GAD-7), and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) were collected. Analyzed the differences among acute vestibular syndrome (AVS), episodic vestibular syndrome (EVS) and chronic vestibular syndrome (CVS) in terms of age, gender, comorbid anxiety and depression, and the multivariate ordered logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between the above factors and the degree of vertigo disorder.ResultsThe three types of vestibular syndrome had no significant difference in age composition, sex composition, anxiety and depression. There was no significant difference in the probability of anxiety and depression among vertigo patients of different ages and genders. The total score of vertigo disorder and each sub-item score were higher in patients with anxiety and depression. Patients with anxiety mainly manifested in EVS and CVS, while patients with depression mainly manifested in EVS and AVS. The probability of increased vertigo in anxious patients was 4.65 times that of non-anxious patients, and the probability of increased vertigo in depressed patients was 3.49 times that of non-depressed patients. Age and gender had no statistically significant effect on the degree of vertigo. In patients with EVS, anxiety and depression had a significant effect on the degree of vertigo; in patients with CVS, anxiety had a significant effect on the degree of vertigo, but depression had no significant effect.ConclusionAge and gender do not significantly affect the degree of vertigo disorder and mental state in various vestibular syndromes. Instead, anxiety and depression are the risk factors for aggravating the degree of vertigo disorder, and manifest differently in each type of vestibular syndrome. Therefore, it is necessary to use a quick scale tool to conduct a standardized screening of the psychological status of patients with vertigo.

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