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metadata.dc.type: | Artigo de Periódico |
Title: | Comorbid anxiety and depression disorders in patients with chronicpain |
Other Titles: | Arq Neuropsiquiatr |
Authors: | Castro, Martha Kraychete, Durval Campos Daltro, Carla Hilário da Cunha Lopes, Josiane Menezes, Rafael Oliveira, Irismar Reis de |
metadata.dc.creator: | Castro, Martha Kraychete, Durval Campos Daltro, Carla Hilário da Cunha Lopes, Josiane Menezes, Rafael Oliveira, Irismar Reis de |
Abstract: | Objective: To evaluate the frequency of anxiety and depression disorders in patients with chronic pain. Method: Patients receiving care at the pain clinic of the Federal University of Bahia between February 2003 and November 2006. The MINI PLUS – Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview was used to evaluate the patients and establish psychiatric diagnoses. Results: 400 patients were evaluated mean age was 45.6±11.37 years; 82.8% were female, 17.3% male; 48.5% were married; 55.1% were Catholics; and 40.5% had only high school education. Of these 29.9% reported intense pain and 70.8% reported suffering pain daily. The most frequent medical diagnosis was herniated disc (24.5%), and 48.5% of patients had been undergoing treatment at the pain clinic for less than 3 months. Comorbidities found were depressive episodes (42%), dysthymia (54%), social phobia (36.5%), agoraphobia (8.5%) and panic disorder (7.3%). Conclusion: Psychiatric comorbidities are prevalent in patients suffering chronic pain. |
Keywords: | Pain Chronic disease Depression Anxiety |
Publisher: | Associação Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria Dr. Oswaldo Lange |
URI: | http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/5848 |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
Appears in Collections: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Faculdade de Medicina) |
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