Investigation of the Psychopathological Aspects of Patients Suffering from Self-Reported Bad Breath
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Purpose: Bad breath as one of the problems of human societies can affect people's personal life and social relationships. In severe cases it may lead to depression, decreased self-confidence and sensitivity in interpersonal relationships. As a result, bad breath as a physical and psychological illness should be considered in both medical and psychologic fields. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the psychopathological aspects related to self-expression of halitosis.
Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, a 25-question SCL-25 questionnaire was used to investigate the consequences of halitosis. The Questionnaire was distributed between 222 patients referred to Dental Clinic of Golestan University of Medical Sciences with the entry criteria of 15 year old patients with self-reported of bad breath. The simple sampling method was performed and the data was analyzed using statistical software STATA version 14.
Findings: Among 222 participants, 60.8% were women and 39.2% were men. Average overall index of disabling symptoms (GSI) was found to be 1.02±0.55 in the participants, according to which 90.5% were healthy and 9.5% were suspected of having psychological disorders. Paranoid thoughts, sensitivity in interpersonal relationships, obsession and compulsion were in the highest frequency.They showed psychological problems in the studied statistical population according to the determined cut-off point. Moreover, psychological disorders in all dimensions (except obsession, compulsion and depression) were significantly higher among women than men (p. 0.05).
Conclusion: In the present research, 9.5% of people showed the possibility of suffering from some degree of psychological disorders and apart from the physiological treatment, the psychological status of patients with halitosis should be carefully evaluated. In addition, psychological intervention should be considered as well.
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