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Published Online: 28 March 2016

Psychiatric Comorbidities in Restless Legs Syndrome

Ulf Kallweit, M.D., Esther Werth, Ph.D., Angela Seiz, M.S., Sandra Sefidan, M.S., Norbert Dahmen, M.D., Prof., Mauro Manconi, M.D., Ph.D., Ulrike Ehlert, M.S., Ph.D., Prof., and Claudio L.A. Bassetti, M.D., Prof.Authors Info & Affiliations
Publication: The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Volume 28, Number 3
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.15030055
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Abstract

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological sleep disorder with frequent (39%) coexisting psychiatric comorbidities. Patients with any psychiatric comorbidity had fewer periodic leg movements in sleep. Psychiatric disorders should be taken into account in patients with RLS.

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The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Volume 28 • Number 3 • Summer 2016
Pages: 239 - 242
PubMed: 27019065

History

Received: 13 March 2015
Revision received: 5 January 2016
Accepted: 18 January 2016
Published online: 28 March 2016
Published in print: Summer 2016

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Ulf Kallweit, M.D.
From the Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (UK, EW, CLAB); the Dept. of Neurology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (UK, CLAB); the Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (AS, SS, UE); the Dept. of Psychiatry, Fachklinik Katzenelnbogen, Katzenelnbogen, Germany (ND); and the Dept. of Neurology, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland (MM).
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Esther Werth, Ph.D.
From the Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (UK, EW, CLAB); the Dept. of Neurology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (UK, CLAB); the Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (AS, SS, UE); the Dept. of Psychiatry, Fachklinik Katzenelnbogen, Katzenelnbogen, Germany (ND); and the Dept. of Neurology, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland (MM).
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Angela Seiz, M.S.
From the Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (UK, EW, CLAB); the Dept. of Neurology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (UK, CLAB); the Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (AS, SS, UE); the Dept. of Psychiatry, Fachklinik Katzenelnbogen, Katzenelnbogen, Germany (ND); and the Dept. of Neurology, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland (MM).
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Sandra Sefidan, M.S.
From the Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (UK, EW, CLAB); the Dept. of Neurology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (UK, CLAB); the Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (AS, SS, UE); the Dept. of Psychiatry, Fachklinik Katzenelnbogen, Katzenelnbogen, Germany (ND); and the Dept. of Neurology, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland (MM).
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Norbert Dahmen, M.D., Prof.
From the Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (UK, EW, CLAB); the Dept. of Neurology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (UK, CLAB); the Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (AS, SS, UE); the Dept. of Psychiatry, Fachklinik Katzenelnbogen, Katzenelnbogen, Germany (ND); and the Dept. of Neurology, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland (MM).
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Mauro Manconi, M.D., Ph.D.
From the Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (UK, EW, CLAB); the Dept. of Neurology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (UK, CLAB); the Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (AS, SS, UE); the Dept. of Psychiatry, Fachklinik Katzenelnbogen, Katzenelnbogen, Germany (ND); and the Dept. of Neurology, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland (MM).
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Ulrike Ehlert, M.S., Ph.D., Prof.
From the Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (UK, EW, CLAB); the Dept. of Neurology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (UK, CLAB); the Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (AS, SS, UE); the Dept. of Psychiatry, Fachklinik Katzenelnbogen, Katzenelnbogen, Germany (ND); and the Dept. of Neurology, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland (MM).
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Claudio L.A. Bassetti, M.D., Prof.
From the Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (UK, EW, CLAB); the Dept. of Neurology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (UK, CLAB); the Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (AS, SS, UE); the Dept. of Psychiatry, Fachklinik Katzenelnbogen, Katzenelnbogen, Germany (ND); and the Dept. of Neurology, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland (MM).
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Notes

Send correspondence to Dr. Kallweit; e-mail: [email protected]

Author Contributions

Drs. Kallweit and Werth contributed equally to this work.

Competing Interests

The authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests.

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