Publications by authors named "Elena Bermudez-Bejarano"
Influence of Education on Dental Anxiety and Fear in Mental Disorders after Viewing a Molar Extraction in Three Types of Mental Disorder Compared to Persons with No Mental Disorder.
Elena Bermúdez-Bejarano Juan-Antonio Bermúdez-Sánchez Francisco-José Ruiz-Rey María Baus-Domínguez María-Ángeles Serrera-Figallo
J Clin Med
June 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the reliability of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and Dental Fear Scale (DFS) among people with different mental health conditions before, immediately after, and a week after watching a dental extraction video.
- Participants were categorized into four groups based on their mental health status and underwent evaluations by psychiatrists, focusing on those with anxiety disorders and differing education levels.
- Results indicated that participants with lower education levels and mixed anxiety-depressive disorder reported higher anxiety and fear regarding dental procedures.
Analysis of psychic imbalance, caused by screening of a video of surgical extraction of a lower third molar in a sample of mental patients as compared to the general population.
Elena Bermúdez-Bejarano Juan-Antonio Bermúdez-Sánchez Francisco-José Ruiz-Rey María-Ángeles Serrera-Figallo José-Luis Gutiérrez-Pérez
J Clin Exp Dent
September 2022
Background: The goal of this study is to validate the psychometric properties of the Hamilton Rating Scales for anxiety and depression. These two scales will be used to analyze anxiety and depression, seven days before, after and seven days after screening of a video showing ex-traction of a lower third molar in four different strata of the sample: mixed disorder, anxiety dis-order, adaptive disorder, and no mental disorder.
Material And Methods: A prospective study was performed of 240 Caucasian subjects ages 18-70 in a psychiatry outpatient clinic in Malaga.