A COMPARISON OF MENTAL HEALTH OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PATIENTS WITH SILVER/MERCURY DENTAL FILLINGS AND THOSE WITH FILLINGS REMOVED

In this study was compared the mental health status of 47 multiple sclerosis patients with silver/mercury tooth fillings (amalgams) to that of 50 patients with their fillings removed. On the Beck Depression Inventory the multiple sclerosis subjects with amalgams suffered significantly more depression while their scores on the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory indicated the former group also exhibited significantly more anger. On the SCL-90 Revised, subjects with amalgam fillings had significantly more symptoms of depression, hostility, psychotism, and were more obsessive-compulsive than the patients with such fillings removed. On a questionnaire containing 18 mental health symptoms multiple sclerosis subjects with amalgam fillings reported a history of 43% more symptoms than those without amalgam fillings over the past 12 months. These data suggested that the poorer mental health status exhibited by multiple sclerosis subjects with dental amalgam fillings may be associated with mercury toxicity from the amalgam.

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Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Mental Health in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Health Research Journal ◽

10.18869/acadpub.hrjbaq.1.4.215 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 215-223

Author(s):

Amir Hosein Jahangir ◽

Narges Zamani ◽

Farzan Barati ◽

Saeed Zamani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽

Behavioral Therapy ◽

Cognitive Behavioral ◽

Multiple Sclerosis Patients

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Marital Satisfaction and Mental Health in Multiple Sclerosis Patients’ and Healthy Individuals’ Accordance to Sex

Psychology ◽

10.4236/psych.2013.411121 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 04 (11) ◽

pp. 845-849 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Bita Ajilchi ◽

Arezoo Shomali Oskoei ◽

Flor Rezaeai Kargar

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Marital Satisfaction ◽

Healthy Individuals ◽

Multiple Sclerosis Patients

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Predicting improvement of quality of life and mental health over 18-months in multiple sclerosis patients

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders ◽

10.1016/j.msard.2021.103093 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 103093

Author(s):

Irene Gil-González ◽

María Ángeles Pérez-San-Gregorio ◽

Rupert Conrad ◽

Agustín Martín-Rodríguez

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Multiple Sclerosis Patients

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Quality of Life Among Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Terms of Mental Health

Asian Social Science ◽

10.5539/ass.v17n5p62 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (5) ◽

pp. 62

Author(s):

Dima Ibrahim Abu Maloh ◽

Hazem Nouri AlNahar ◽

Haya Ibrahim Abu Maloh

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Outcome Measurement ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Physical Activities ◽

Data Form ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Multiple Sclerosis Patients

This study aimed to identify the mental health quality of life among patients with multiple sclerosis in Jordan. Thus, a descriptive quantitative design was used on a total of (N=100) Multiple Sclerosis patients that were randomly selected by using convenience sampling from the Health Insurance Center in the capital Amman, Jordan. Outcome measurement tools were the demographic data form and the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54 (MSQOL-54) Scale. The demographic data form consisted of questions about: age in years, gender, stage of multiple scleroses, and physical activities. The Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54 (MSQOL-54) consisted of two domains the physical health composite and the mental health composite. In this study the mental health composite were used by the participants. The results revealed that the QOL- Mental Health Composite among patients with multiple sclerosis was 33.9 + 33.6. Moreover, there was no significant difference in score for male and females p=.874. In addition, there was no significant difference in QOL mental health scores for the age groups p=.165. Finally, there was a significant difference in scores for participants and non-participants in physical activity p=.000. Accordingly, this research concluded that Multiple sclerosis patients’ have a low quality of life in terms of mental health. In addition, practicing physical activities have a positive effect on the quality of mental health among multiple sclerosis patients.

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Coping strategies and adjustment to multiple sclerosis among recently diagnosed patients: the mediating role of sense of coherence

Clinical Rehabilitation ◽

10.1177/0269215517695374 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 31 (10) ◽

pp. 1386-1395 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Emanuela Calandri ◽

Federica Graziano ◽

Martina Borghi ◽

Silvia Bonino

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Problem Solving ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Sense Of Coherence ◽

Well Being ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Z Value ◽

Multiple Sclerosis Patients ◽

The Relationship

Objective: To examine the relationship between coping strategies (problem solving, emotional release, and avoidance) and adjustment (health-related quality of life, depression, and affective well-being) in a group of recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients (up to three years since diagnosis), and to explore the mediating role of sense of coherence between coping strategies and adjustment. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Multiple Sclerosis Clinic Centre. Subjects: A total of 102 patients (61.8% women; age (years): M = 35.8, SD = 11.9; 95% with a relapsing–remitting form of multiple sclerosis; Expanded Disability Status Scale score, between 1 and 4). Interventions: Not applicable. Main measures: Coping with multiple sclerosis (problem solving, emotional release, and avoidance), sense of coherence, health-related quality of life (SF-12), depression (CES-D), and affective well-being (PANAS). Results: Problem solving was linked to higher mental health ( β = 0.28) and higher affective well-being ( β = 0.36), emotional release was related to lower depression ( β = −0.22); avoidance was associated to higher mental health ( β = 0.25), higher affective well-being ( β = 0.24), and lower depression ( β = −0.29 ) (all betas were significant at p < 0.05). Sense of coherence mediated the relationship between emotional release and depression (Sobel z-value = −2.00; p < 0.05) and the relationship between avoidance and all the indicators of adjustment (mental health: Sobel z-value = 1.97; depression: Sobel z-value = −2.02; affective well-being: Sobel z-value= 2.05; p < 0.05). Conclusions: Emotional and avoidant coping strategies seem to be adaptive among recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients. A mediating role between coping strategies and adjustment is played by sense of coherence.

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Comparison of Cognitive Rehabilitation versus Donepezil Therapy on Memory Performance, Attention, Quality of Life, and Depression among Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Neurology Research International ◽

10.1155/2020/8874424 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Mohammad Mahdi Shahpouri ◽

Majid Barekatain ◽

Mahgol Tavakoli ◽

Omid Mirmosayyeb ◽

Ali Safaei ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Cognitive Rehabilitation ◽

Digit Span ◽

Memory Performance ◽

Intergroup Comparison ◽

Multiple Sclerosis Patients ◽

Memory Questionnaire

Background. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that affects cognitive performance and leads to depression and decreased quality of life (QOL). The current study aims to assess the effects of cognitive rehabilitation versus donepezil therapy on memory, attention, depression, and QOL in MS patients compared to placebo and control groups. Methods. Eighty MS patients were randomly selected from parallel randomized trials and divided into four groups: A: cognitive rehabilitation (10 sessions of 120 minutes), B: control (no intervention), C: donepezil (10 mg daily), and D: placebo. Patients received the intervention for three months. They were assessed for cognitive status, depression, and QOL prior to the intervention and immediately after that using abbreviated mental test (AMT), prospective and retrospective memory questionnaire (PRMQ), everyday memory questionnaire (EMQ), digit span, MSQOL-54, and second edition Beck depression inventory (BDI). We compared scores between groups after the intervention, as well as the progression of scores in every single group. Results. The cognitive rehabilitation group showed improvement in EMQ, RPMQ, digit span, physical and mental health subscales of MSQOL54, and depression P < 0.05 . We observed the same effect for donepezil except for the digit span test P = 0.15 . Intergroup comparison of scores showed the superiority of cognitive rehabilitation over donepezil in digit span, depression, and mental health scores. Conclusion. Both donepezil and cognitive rehabilitation effectively improve memory performance, attention, depression, and QOL in MS patients. Cognitive rehabilitation is superior altogether. This study is registered with the Iranian registry of clinical trials http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/IRCT2016042227522N1.

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