Psychiatric Comorbidities in Restless Legs Syndrome.
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Date of Publication
March 28, 2016
Publication Type
Article
Division/Institute
Author
Werth, Esther | |
Seiz, Angela | |
Sefidan, Sandra | |
Dahmen, Norbert | |
Ehlert, Ulrike |
Subject(s)
Series
The journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences
ISSN or ISBN (if monograph)
1545-7222
Publisher
American Psychiatric Association
Language
English
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
27019065
Description
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.