Omran, 1978  Title: Follow-up study of patients treated
by X-ray epilation for tinea capitis: psychiatric and psychometric
evaluation.
Authors: Omran AR, Shore RE, Markoff RA, Friedhoff
A, Albert RE, Barr H, Dahlstrom WG, Pasternack BS
Journal: Am J Public Health 1978 Jun;68(6):561-7
PMID: 655315, UI: 78184799
To investigate the late effects of radiation to the head upon
subclinical mental disorders, a psychiatric and psychometric evaluation
was performed on 177 cases treated 10-29 years earlier for ringworm
of the scalp by X-ray therapy (N :109) or, by chemotherapy (N
:68). Analyses which controlled for educational level and family
psychiatric disorders showed that, among whites, the irradiated
group manifested more psychiatric symptoms and more deviant MMPI
(Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) scores. They were
also judged more maladjusted from their MMPI profiles, and more
frequently had a history of treated psychiatric disorders; however,
the psychiatrist's overall rating of current psychiatric status
showed only a borderline differnece between the two groups. There
were no significant differences between irradiated and chemotherapy
treated blacks.
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