Abstract Background Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a chronic disorder with substantial impact on quality of life similar to that seen in diabetes mellitus or osteoarthritis.Little is known about the psychological characteristics of RLS patients sequal eclipse 5 battery although psychological factors may contribute to unfavourable treatment outcome.Methods In an observational cross-sectional design, we evaluated the psychological features of 166 consecutive RLS patients from three outpatient clinics, by means of the Symptom Checklist 90-R (SCL-90-R) questionnaire.Additionally, the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and the International RLS Severity Scale satisfyer pro penguin next generation (IRLS) were measured.
Both treated and untreated patients were included, all patients sought treatment.Results Untreated patients (n = 69) had elevated but normal scores on the SCL-90-R Global Severity Index (GSI; p = 0.002) and on the sub-scales somatisation (p Conclusion Severely affected RLS patients show psychological impairment in multiple psychological domains which has to be taken into account in the treatment regimen.