Frequency of mental disorders among chronic pain patients with or without fibromyalgia in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To explore the characteristics of psychiatric morbidity in chronic pain patients who present with or without fibromyalgia.

Methods

Patients are referred to our chronic pain clinic from primary medical institutions, as we are a secondary medical institution. Although some patients have chronic pain, they have no clear organic disorder such as rheumatoid arthritis to account for the pain. Among the 367 new patients seen during the period from March 2009 to August 2012, 347 patients underwent psychiatric evaluation in face-to-face interviews with mental health specialists before a physical examination.

Results

Of the 347 patients examined, at least one psychiatric diagnosis was made for 94.6%. The average number of DSM-IV-TR diagnoses was 1.46 in the 330 chronic pain

SUBMITTER: Miki K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7292302 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature