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Non-organic dyspepsia : a controlled psychometric study.
G D Shukla1, D N Mishra, A K Agarwal
1Lecturer in Psychiatry, M. L. B. Medical College, Jhansi.
Indian Journal of Psychiatry
|October 4, 2011
Summary
Non-organic dyspepsia patients exhibit higher psychological distress on health questionnaires compared to organic dyspeptics and healthy individuals. Irritable bowel syndrome cases showed maximum obsessive traits, while others scored highest on somatic symptoms.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Gastroenterology
- Psychological Medicine
Background:
- Dyspepsia is a common condition with both organic and non-organic (functional) causes.
- Psychological distress is frequently associated with functional dyspepsia, but its specific manifestations require further investigation.
- Differentiating between organic and non-organic dyspepsia is crucial for effective treatment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare psychological distress levels in non-organic dyspeptics, organic dyspeptics, and normal controls.
- To identify specific psychological subscales associated with different subgroups of non-organic dyspepsia.
- To investigate the relationship between psychological symptoms and dyspepsia subtypes.
Main Methods:
- A study involving 52 non-organic dyspeptics, 40 organic dyspeptics, and 40 age-sex matched controls.
- Administration of the Hindi version of the Middlesex Health Questionnaire (MHQ) and the Amritsar Depressive Inventory.
- Analysis of scores across different groups and subscales of the MHQ.
Main Results:
- Non-organic dyspeptic cases scored significantly higher on both questionnaires and all MHQ subscales compared to organic dyspeptics and controls.
- Irritable bowel syndrome cases had the highest scores on the obsessive subscale.
- Hypochondriasis, depression, and hysterical neurosis subgroups scored highest on the somatic subscale of the MHQ.
Conclusions:
- Non-organic dyspepsia is strongly associated with elevated psychological distress.
- Specific symptom profiles exist within non-organic dyspepsia, with irritable bowel syndrome linked to obsessive traits and other subtypes to somatic symptoms.
- The Middlesex Health Questionnaire effectively differentiates psychological distress in non-organic dyspepsia.
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