Association of self-stigma, impulsivity, and insomnia with anxiety and depression in patients with Kallmann syndrome.
This study preliminarily identified the major modifiable factors associated with anxiety and depression in KS patients, including self-stigma, loneliness, and insomnia. Impulsivity and insomnia demonstrated significant serial mediation effects linking self-stigma to affective outcomes. Multidimensional intervention strategies targeting stigma reduction, impulsivity regulation, and sleep-quality improvement may help alleviate anxiety-depression symptoms and ultimately improve overall quality of life in patients with KS.
Authors
- Haimiao Huang
- Yafang He
- F. Wu
- Xiaoping Yi
- Han Wu
- Meichao Men
- Jinfan Zhang
- T Bihong Chen
- Xiong Tang
Institutions
- City Of Hope National Medical Center (US)
- Central South University (CN)
- Tokyo Medical University (JP)
- TiGenix (Spain) (ES)
- Saitama International Medical Center (JP)
- Department of Health (IE)
- Hainan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Xiangya Hospital Central South University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2025.250433
- Primary Topic
- Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00