Flunarizine related movement disorders: a nationwide population-based study

PS237. Bidirectional Relationships between Androgen Deficiency and Mood Disorders: A Nationwide Population- based Cohort study

Sleep disorders increase the risk of osteoporosis: a nationwide population-based cohort study.

BACKGROUND This study evaluated the relationship between sleep disorders (SDs) and osteoporosis risk in Taiwan. METHODS From the Taiwan National Health Insurance data, we identified 44,690 newly diagnosed SD patients (846 with apnea and 43,844 without) from 1998 to 2001 and 89,380 comparisons without SD in the same period frequency matched by sex, age and diagnosis year. Incident osteoporosis...

A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study: Will Anxiety Disorders Increase Subsequent Cancer Risk?

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate a possible association between malignancy and anxiety disorders (AD) in Taiwan. METHODS We employed data from the National Health Insurance system of Taiwan. The AD cohort contained 24,066 patients with each patient randomly frequency matched according to age and sex with 4 individuals from the general population without AD. Cox's proportional ...

Risk of Developing Depressive Disorders following Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

BACKGROUND & AIMS To evaluate the risk of depressive disorders among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of a matched cohort of 18 285 participants (3 657 RA patients and 14 628 control patients) who were selected from the NHIRD. Patients were observed for a maximum of 10 years to determi...

Risk of Psychiatric Disorders following Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

BACKGROUND Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder observed in patients who visit general practitioners for GI-related complaints. A high prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities, particularly anxiety and depressive disorders, has been reported in patients with IBS. However, a clear temporal relationship between IBS and psychiatric disorders ha...