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Predicting Depression after the onset of tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 06, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus Research

An interesting study in 2013 points towards some of the underlying psychological vulnerabilities that may predispose people towards developing depression secondary to tinnitus:
Conclusion: Optimism influences depression in tinnitus patients both directly and indirectly. The indirect effect indicates that optimism is associated with more positive tinnitus-specific illness representations which, in turn, are related to less depression. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the interplay between generalised expectancies, illness-specific perceptions and psychological adjustment to medical conditions.
I’ve posted the abstract below in its entirety:
Objective: Both dispositional optimism and illness representations are related to psychological health in chronic patients. In a … Continue Reading