[The psychological assessment of patients with congenital and acquired maxillofacial deformities in the pre- and postoperative periods]

Stomatologiia (Mosk). 1997;76(5):35-9.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Complex rehabilitation of 20 patients with congenital and acquired maxillofacial deformations included psychological examinations using the finish-the-sentence test, Taylor's, Eysenck's [correction of Isenk's], Leonhard-Smisek, and Dembo-Rubinstein tests. Depressive states were detected in 4, neurotic reactions with depressive incorporations in 16 examinees. After surgery the manifestations of depression decreased in 60% of patients. Psychological studies helped improve the efficacy of surgery due to a favorable impact on the personality.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Depression / psychology
  • Face
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Jaw Diseases / psychology*
  • Jaw Diseases / surgery
  • Male
  • Maxillofacial Abnormalities / psychology*
  • Maxillofacial Abnormalities / surgery
  • Neurotic Disorders / psychology
  • Personality
  • Postoperative Period
  • Psychological Tests