Depression in Patients with Tinnitus: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Tinnitus is a condition that causes distress and impairment across cognitive, functional, and psychiatric spectra. In the psychiatric realm, tinnitus has long been associated with depression. To better characterize the co-occurrence of depression and tinnitus, we performed a systematic review of the prevalence of depression among patients with tinnitus.

Data sources

We comprehensively examined original studies reporting the prevalence of depression in adult populations with tinnitus, as indexed in the PubMed and Web of Science databases and published from January 2006 to August 2016.

Review methods

All identified articles were reviewed independently by 2 researchers, with a third reviewer for adjudication. Included studies were evaluated for threats to valid

SUBMITTER: Salazar JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7721477 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature