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An exploration of anger phenomenology in multiple sclerosis

An exploration of anger phenomenology in multiple sclerosis

Authors :
Nocentini U
Tedeschi G
Migliaccio R
Dinacci D
Lavorgna L
Bonavita S
Comanducci G
Coniglio G
Livrea P
Mannu R
Orefice G
Paciello M
Patti F
Quattrone A
Salemi G
Savettieri G
Simone IL
Valentino P
Zappia M
Bonavita V
Musicco M
Caltagirone C.
BRESCIA MORRA, VINCENZO
Nocentini, U
Tedeschi, Gioacchino
Migliaccio, R
Dinacci, D
Lavorgna, L
Bonavita, Simona
Bresciamorra, V
Comanducci, G
Coniglio, G
Livrea, P
Mannu, R
Orefice, G
Paciello, M
Patti, F
Quattrone, A
Salemi, G
Savettieri, G
Simone, I
Valentino, P
Zappia, M
Bonavita, V
Musicco, M
Caltagirone, C.
Tedeschi, G
Bonavita, S
Simone, IL
Caltagirone, C
BRESCIA MORRA, Vincenzo
Simone, Il
Source :
European journal of neurology, 16 (2009): 1312–1317. doi:10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02727.x, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Nocentini, U.; Tedeschi, G.; Migliaccio, R.; Dinacci, D.; Lavorgna, L.; Bonavita, S.; Bresciamorra, V.; Comanducci, G.; Coniglio, G.; Livrea, P.; Mannu, R.; Orefice, G.; Paciello, M.; Patti, F.; Quattrone, A.; Salemi, G.; Savettieri, G.; Simone, I. L.; Valentino, P.; Zappia, M.; Bonavita, V.; Musicco, M.; Caltagirone, C./titolo:An exploration of anger phenomenology in multiple sclerosis/doi:10.1111%2Fj.1468-1331.2009.02727.x/rivista:European journal of neurology (Print)/anno:2009/pagina_da:1312/pagina_a:1317/intervallo_pagine:1312–1317/volume:16
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients are often emotionally disturbed. We investigated anger in these patients in relation to demographic, clinical, and mood characteristics.About 195 cognitively unimpaired MS patients (150 relapsing-remitting and 45 progressive) were evaluated with the State Trait Anger Expression Inventory, the Chicago Multiscale Depression Inventory, and the State Trait Anxiety Inventory. The patients' anger score distribution was compared with that of the normal Italian population. Correlation coefficients among scale scores were calculated and mean anger scores were compared across different groups of patients by analysis of variance.Of the five different aspects of anger, levels of withheld and controlled Anger were respectively higher and lower than what is expected in the normal population. Although anger was correlated with anxiety and depression, it was largely independent from these mood conditions. Mean anger severity scores were not strongly influenced by individual demographic characteristics and were not higher in more severe patients.The presence of an altered pattern of anger, unrelated to the clinical severity of MS, suggests that anger is not an emotional reaction to disease stress. An alteration of anger mechanisms might be a direct consequence of the demyelination of the connections among the amygdale, the basal ganglia and the medial prefrontal cortex.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
European journal of neurology, 16 (2009): 1312–1317. doi:10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02727.x, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Nocentini, U.; Tedeschi, G.; Migliaccio, R.; Dinacci, D.; Lavorgna, L.; Bonavita, S.; Bresciamorra, V.; Comanducci, G.; Coniglio, G.; Livrea, P.; Mannu, R.; Orefice, G.; Paciello, M.; Patti, F.; Quattrone, A.; Salemi, G.; Savettieri, G.; Simone, I. L.; Valentino, P.; Zappia, M.; Bonavita, V.; Musicco, M.; Caltagirone, C./titolo:An exploration of anger phenomenology in multiple sclerosis/doi:10.1111%2Fj.1468-1331.2009.02727.x/rivista:European journal of neurology (Print)/anno:2009/pagina_da:1312/pagina_a:1317/intervallo_pagine:1312–1317/volume:16
Accession number :
edsair.pmid.dedup....b16e7dff36b8624a83cea7a3278d6af6
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02727.x