Self-Reported and Interviewer-Rated Oral Health in Patients With Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder

Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2016 Jan;52(1):4-11. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12096. Epub 2014 Dec 17.

Abstract

Purpose: To compare self-reported (SR) and interviewer-rated (IR) oral health between schizophrenia (SZ), bipolar disorder (BP), and major depressive disorder (MDD) patients.

Design and methods: 356 patients with SZ, BP, or MDD underwent assessments of psychopathology, side effects, SR, and IR oral health status.

Findings: 118 patients (33.1%) reported poor oral health; the corresponding proportion was 36.4% in BP, 34.8% in SZ, and 25.5% in MD (p = .21). SR and IR oral health correlated only modestly (r = 0.17-0.36) in each group.

Practice implications: Psychiatric patients need to be assessed for both SR and IR oral health.

Keywords: Bipolar disorder; major depression; oral health; psychiatric inpatient; schizophrenia.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bipolar Disorder / epidemiology*
  • China
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Linear Models
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oral Health / statistics & numerical data*
  • Schizophrenia / epidemiology*
  • Self Report
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Young Adult