10,678
Views
4
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Editorial

Fibromyalgia patients should always be screened for post-traumatic stress disorder

ORCID Icon, &
Pages 891-893 | Received 22 May 2020, Accepted 09 Jul 2020, Published online: 23 Jul 2020

References

  • Albrecht PJ, Rice FL. Fibromyalgia syndrome pathology and environmental influences on afflictions with medically unexplained symptoms. Rev Environ Health. 2016;31:281–294.
  • Sancassiani F, Machado S, Ruggiero V, et al. The management of fibromyalgia from a psychosomatic perspective: an overview. Int Rev Psychiatry. 2017;29:473–488.
  • Nichter B, Norman S, Haller M, et al. Physical health burden of PTSD, depression, and their comorbidity in the U.S. veteran population: morbidity, functioning, and disability. J Psychosom Res. 2019;124:109744.
  • Conversano C, Carmassi C, Bertelloni CA, et al. Potentially traumatic events, post-traumatic stress disorder and post-traumatic stress spectrum in patients with fibromyalgia. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2019;37(Suppl 116):39–43.
  • Carta MG, Moro MF, Pinna FL, et al. The impact of fibromyalgia syndrome and the role of comorbidity with mood and post-traumatic stress disorder in worsening the quality of life. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2018;64:647–655.
  • López-López A, Matías-Pompa B, Fernández-Carnero J, et al. Blunted pain modulation response to induced stress in women with fibromyalgia with and without posttraumatic stress disorder comorbidity: new evidence of hypo-reactivity to stress in Fibromyalgia? Behav Med. 2020;1:1–13.
  • González-Vives S, Díaz-Marsá M, De la Vega I, et al. Hypothalamic-pituitary axis response to a 0.25-MG dexamethasone test in women with fibromyalgia. Stress. 2019;18:1–6.
  • Koenen KC, Ratanatharathorn A, Bromet EJ. Population prevalence of post traumatic disorder in trauma and post traumatic stress disorder. In: Bromet EE, Elie GK, Karestan CK, et al., editors. Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder: Global perspectives from the WHO world mental health surveys. Cambridge University Press; 2018. p. 95–109.
  • Gerber MR, Bogdan KM, Haskell SG, et al. Experience of childhood abuse and military sexual trauma among women veterans with Fibromyalgia. J Gen Intern Med. 2018;33:2030–2031.
  • Yavne Y, Amital D, Watad A, et al. A systematic review of precipitating physical and psychological traumatic events in the development of fibromyalgia. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2018;48:121–133.
  • Hadanny A, Bechor Y, Catalogna M, et al. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can induce neuroplasticity and significant clinical improvement in patients suffering from fibromyalgia with a history of childhood sexual abuse-randomized controlled trial. Front Psychol. 2018;9:2495.
  • Sigurdardottir S, Halldorsdottir S. Screaming body and silent healthcare providers: a case study with a childhood sexual abuse survivor. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018;15:E94.
  • Toussaint LL, Whipple MO, Vincent A. Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms may explain poor mental health in patients with fibromyalgia. J Health Psychol. 2017;22:697–706.
  • Lang AJ, Laffaye C, Satz LE, et al. Relationships among childhood maltreatment, PTSD, and health in female veterans in primary care. Child Abuse Negl. 2006;30:1281–1292.
  • Raphael KG, Widom CS. Post-traumatic stress disorder moderates the relation between documented childhood victimization and pain 30 years later. Pain. 2011;152:163–169.
  • Afari N, Ahumada SM, Wright LJ, et al. Psychological trauma and functional somatic syndromes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychosom Med. 2014;76:2–11.
  • Ben-Zion Z, Zeevi Y, Keynan NJ, et al. Multi-domain potential biomarkers for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity in recent trauma survivors. Transl Psychiatry. 2020;10:208.
  • Mughal AY, Devadas J, Ardman E, et al. A systematic review of validated screening tools for anxiety disorders and PTSD in low to middle income countries. BMC Psychiatry. 2020;20:338.
  • Lumley MA, Schubiner H. Emotional awareness and expression therapy for chronic pain: rationale, principles and techniques, evidence, and critical review. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2019;21:30.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.