Characteristics of higher depressive tendency in the patients with olfactory disorder.

Nagomi Yonezawa Eri MoriMasayoshi TeiRumi SekineMonami NagaiYuka TsurumotoHirotaka TanakaNobuyoshi Otori

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2024)

In our study, approximately half of the patients with olfactory dysfunction had depressive tendencies especially in female and parosmia/phantosmia patients. We believe that psychological assessments, such as that with the SDS, can help identify patients with olfactory dysfunction who may be at a greater risk of developing depression.

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end stage renal disease
bipolar disorder
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depressive symptoms
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prognostic factors
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