• Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Apr 2002

    A descriptive study of psychiatric disorders and psychosocial burden in rehabilitation patients with musculoskeletal diseases.

    • Martin Härter, Katrin Reuter, Bettina Weisser, Beate Schretzmann, Astrid Aschenbrenner, and Jürgen Bengel.
    • Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Freiburg University Medical Center, Hauptstrasse 5, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany. Martin_Haerter@psyallg.ukl.uni-freiburg.de
    • Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002 Apr 1;83(4):461-8.

    ObjectiveTo investigate current, 12-month, and lifetime prevalence rates, and associated psychosocial burden of psychiatric disorders in rehabilitation inpatients with musculoskeletal diseases.DesignTwo-stage epidemiologic survey.SettingFour orthopedic rehabilitation inpatient clinics in southwest Germany.ParticipantsA total of 910 inpatients with different musculoskeletal diseases participated in the survey. According to their General Health Questionnaire-12 scores, 205 patients were selected randomly for standardized interviews.InterventionsNot applicable.Main Outcome MeasuresPsychosocial burden (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Lübeck Alcoholism Screening Test) and quality of life (Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey), assessment of diagnosis and somatic parameters through standardized medical records. Clinical interview (Munich Composite International Diagnostic Interview) in the second-stage examination to obtain Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th edition) diagnoses of psychiatric disorders.ResultsPrevalence rates of psychiatric disorders are 31.1% for the 4-week period, 47.1% for the 12-month period, and 64.6% for the lifetime period. The most prevalent current disorders are anxiety (15%), affective (10.7%), and substance-related disorders (9.2%). Half of the comorbid ill patients have 2 or more simultaneous psychiatric disorders and report elevated levels of psychosocial burden (eg, intense pain, low quality of life, more days of sick leave).ConclusionsPatients undergoing musculoskeletal rehabilitation should be assessed carefully for comorbid psychiatric illnesses. Further research should be undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for comorbid psychiatric disorders on life quality, therapeutic compliance, and outcome of rehabilitation treatment.Copyright 2002 by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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