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This cross-sectional study of 100 patients with dizziness (mean age 38.7 years) used two questionnaires (DHI and HADS) to measure dizziness-related handicap and signs of anxiety and depression. The study found that 49% had normal HADS scores, 29% had anxiety, 7% had depression, and 15% had both anxiety and depression.…
This randomized controlled trial with 60 adults who had chronic dizziness or vertigo found that adding vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) to standard medication (betahistine) led to better thinking-test results and larger drops in dizziness-related disability than medication alone. Tests that improved more with VRT included digit span and a task-switching…
This meta-analysis combined 85 studies with 764,403 adults to estimate how common anxiety and depression are in people with vestibular disorders. It found higher rates of anxiety (31.4% vs. 8.3%) and depression (28.3% vs. 4.7%) in people with vestibular problems than in controls. The pooled relative risks were higher for…
