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12 Similarity and difference among multiple sclerosis group during psychiatric controls

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2014

Eduard Pavlović,
Mirjana Janković and
Marija Vučić Peitl
Eduard Pavlović
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Clinic, Clinic Hospital Center, Cambierieva 17/7, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia, E-mail: edopav@excite.com
Mirjana Janković
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Clinic, Clinic Hospital Center, Cambierieva 17/7, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia, E-mail: edopav@excite.com
Marija Vučić Peitl
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Clinic, Clinic Hospital Center, Cambierieva 17/7, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia, E-mail: edopav@excite.com
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Abstract

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Introduction/Objectives:

The main of this research was to show what kind of sociodemographic and clinical differences were among the multiple sclerosis during psychiatric controls.

Participants, Materials/Methods:

Every of age patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) who was control by psychiatrists at Polyclinic of CHC Rijeka during Mart 2009 was included in this study. The wide sociodemographic and clinic facts were registered in the polyclinical patients card boards.

Results:

During Mart 2009 there were 8 patients (m-3, f-5) on their regular controls. Six or 75% of them were more than 40 year old. In 5 or in 62.5% of them MS were diagnosed later. About 87% of them worked longer than 20 years and they were on sick leaves longer than 10 years but 6 or 75% of them contacted with irritant materials on their work places. Mainly of them (6 or 75%) suffered from depression. Only one of them was born in Gorski kotar (the part of Croatia with high incidence for MS) and only one of them had the positive familiar anamnesis according to MS.

Conclusions:

The persons with MS often suffered from depression. About 75% of them contacted with irritant materials during their long work time.