Prevalence of depression and anxiety in Multiple Sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Abstract

Prevalence rates of depression and anxiety in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) vary widely across studies. Aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to a) estimate the prevalence of depression and anxiety in MS, and specifically b) explore sources of heterogeneity (assessment method, prevalence period, study quality, recruitment resource, region) by extensive analyses.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Neurol. Sci.

Title: Journal of the neurological sciences

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1878-5883

ISSN (Print): 0022-510X

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 15 2017

Volume: 372

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center and GGZinGeest, Amsterdam, Netherlands; EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Electronic address: r.boeschoten@ggzingeest.nl.

[2 ] Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center and GGZinGeest, Amsterdam, Netherlands; EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

[3 ] EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

[4 ] Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center and GGZinGeest, Amsterdam, Netherlands; EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

[5 ] Department of Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0022-510X(16)30770-5

DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.067

PubMed ID: 28017241

SO-VID: dbe4c6aa-b479-4479-a15f-ded46a1ecefd

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Keywords: Anxiety,Depression,Epidemiology,Multiple Sclerosis,Prevalence

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Keywords: Anxiety, Depression, Epidemiology, Multiple Sclerosis, Prevalence

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