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Affective temperament in women with functional aphonia
Anna Sinkiewicz1, Marcin Jaracz, Hanna Mackiewicz-Nartowicz
1Department of Phoniatry and Voice Rehabilitation, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, Poland. anna.sinkiewicz@wp.pl
Journal of Voice : Official Journal of the Voice Foundation
|November 6, 2012
Summary
Women with functional aphonia exhibit higher rates of depressive and anxious affective temperament. This finding highlights the importance of psychological factors in functional aphonia and informs therapeutic approaches.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Otolaryngology
- Psychology
Background:
- Functional aphonia is a condition characterized by the loss of voice without a physical cause.
- Affective temperament, referring to innate emotional predispositions, may play a role in the development or manifestation of functional aphonia.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the affective temperament profiles of women diagnosed with functional aphonia.
- To compare the affective temperament of these patients with a reference group.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study design was employed.
- Forty-one women with functional aphonia were assessed using the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa and San Diego Autoquestionnaire (TEMPS-A).
Main Results:
- Women with functional aphonia demonstrated significantly higher prevalence rates of depressive temperament compared to the reference group.
- Anxious temperament was also found to be significantly elevated in women with functional aphonia.
Conclusions:
- The study findings align with previous research, confirming elevated levels of depressive and anxious symptoms in patients with functional aphonia.
- These results suggest that affective temperament is a relevant factor in functional aphonia, with implications for treatment strategies and future research directions.
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