Correlation Between a Diagnosis of Anxiety or Depression and Initial VHI-10 Scores in Benign Dysphonia.
Kwasi EninAyush ParikhDorina KallogjeriMatthew R NaunheimMolly N HustonPublished in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2022)
Patients with a history of depression who presented with dysphonia had worse vocal handicap than those without anxiety/depression history. Future studies may clarify how optimization of anxiety and depression can affect patient-reported vocal handicap.