Restless legs syndrome: psychiatric comorbidities are more important than neuroticism

E Trautmann, A Barke, JU Frisch… - Behavioral Sleep …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is often associated with psychopathological symptoms. We
compared psychiatric diagnoses, psychological complaints, sleep and personality traits in …

The biopsychosocial effects of restless legs syndrome (RLS)

PM Becker - Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The symptoms of restless legs syndrome (RLS) are associated with reductions in patients'
quality of life (QoL) and mental heath. Sleep disturbance, which is often the most …

Psychosomatic symptom profiles in patients with restless legs syndrome

JB Kim, YS Koo, MY Eun, KW Park, KY Jung - Sleep and Breathing, 2013 - Springer
Purpose It has been reported that restless legs syndrome (RLS) might be associated with
multiple psychosomatic symptoms. We aimed to identify which psychosomatic symptom is …

Impact of sleep-related complaints on depressive symptoms in patients with restless legs syndrome

M Hornyak, M Kopasz, M Berger… - Journal of Clinical …, 2005 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a distressing sensorimotor disorder with a 5% to
10% prevalence in the United States and Western Europe. The nocturnal occurrence of …

Psychiatric comorbidities in restless legs syndrome

U Kallweit, E Werth, A Seiz, S Sefidan… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Am Neuropsych Assoc
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological sleep disorder with frequent (39%)
coexisting psychiatric comorbidities. Patients with any psychiatric comorbidity had fewer …

Mood symptoms and restless legs syndrome without periodic limb movements during sleep: is it a clinical subtype?

HB Lee, ML Song, BB Koo… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Am Neuropsych Assoc
Frequently co-occurring restless legs syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movements during
sleep (PLMS) are postulated to share common pathophysiology. The authors compared …

Restless Legs Syndrome and the five-factor model of personality: results from a community sample

A Kalaydjian, OJ Bienvenu, WA Hening, RP Allen… - Sleep Medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To examine personality characteristics as potential mediators of the
association between Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) and psychiatric disorders. METHOD …

Restless Legs Syndrome and Psychiatric Disorders.

S Mackie, JW Winkelman - Sleep medicine clinics, 2015 - europepmc.org
There are strong epidemiologic ties between restless legs syndrome (RLS) and a wide array
of psychiatric conditions. Although the mechanism of this association is not fully understood …

Patients suffering from restless legs syndrome have low internal locus of control and poor psychological functioning compared to healthy controls

S Brand, J Beck, M Hatzinger… - …, 2013 - karger.com
Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a disturbing sensorimotor disorder negatively
influencing both sleep and psychological functioning. The aim of the present study was to …

Correlation of anxiety and depression symptoms in patients with restless legs syndrome: a population based survey

S Sevim, O Dogu, H Kaleagasi, M Aral… - Journal of Neurology …, 2004 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background and objectives: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is an important and common
cause of insomnia, and previous studies indicate that psychiatric wellbeing may be impaired …