Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 69, Issue 3 , Pages 289-298, September 2010

The association between tinnitus and mental health in a general population sample: Results from the HUNT Study☆☆☆

  • Norun Hjertager Krog

      Affiliations

    • Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Mental Health, Department of Psychosomatics and Health Behaviour, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 4404, Nydalen, NO-0403 Oslo, Norway. Tel.: +47 21 07 83 62; fax: +47 21 07 81 01.
    • ,
  • Bo Engdahl

      Affiliations

    • Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Kristian Tambs

      Affiliations

    • Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
    • Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

Received 22 April 2009; received in revised form 16 March 2010; accepted 16 March 2010. published online 22 April 2010.

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☆ The Nord-Trøndelag Hearing Loss Study, which is part of Nord-Trøndelag Health Study, (HUNT) was funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), research contract no. N01-DC-6-2104, and by the Norwegian Research Council. The present work was supported by The Norwegian Foundation for Health and Rehabilitation. HUNT was conducted in collaboration between the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the National Health Screening Service, Nord-Trøndelag County Council, and the Norwegian University of Technology and Science. Drs. H.J. Hoffman (NIDCD), H.M. Borchgrevink, and J. Holmen participated in the planning and administration of the Nord-Trøndelag Hearing Loss Study. The Nord-Trøndelag County Health Officer and the Community Health Officer in Levanger and in other municipalities provided organizational and other practical support.

☆☆ Human participant protection: This study was approved by the Data Inspectorate of Norway and recommended by the Regional Committee for Medical Research Ethics.

PII: S0022-3999(10)00125-X

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.03.008

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 69, Issue 3 , Pages 289-298, September 2010

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