Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms may explain poor mental health in patients with fibromyalgia

作者：Toussaint Loren L; Whipple Mary O; Vincent Ann

来源：Journal of Health Psychology, 2017, 22(6): 697-706.

DOI：10.1177/1359105315611957

• anxiety
• depression
• pain
• stress
• trauma

Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder are common in fibromyalgia patients. This study compared post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in fibromyalgia patients and healthy controls and determined whether patient-control differences in post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms mediated differences in mental health. In all, 30 patients and 30 healthy controls completed questionnaires assessing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and mental health. Fibromyalgia patients had greater symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and mental health than controls. Patient-control differences in mental health symptoms were fully or partially mediated by differences in post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. Healthcare providers should understand the role of trauma as management of trauma symptoms may be one strategy for improving mental health.

• 出版日期2017-5