Aspects of Chronic Low Back Pain

Sternbach, Richard A.; Wolf, Sanford R.; Murphy, Robert W.; Akeson, Wayne H.

doi:10.1016/s0033-3182(73)71375-x

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“…Sternbach et al 8 divided their LBP patient sample into acute and chronic groups (the latter characterized as "losers", or patients remaining refractory to treatment for six months or more). This segmentation was similar to that used in the present study, at least with respect to the "losers", since they were unsuccessfully-treated patients.…”

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Personality Characteristics of Patients with Myofascial Pain-Dysfunction (MPD) Syndrome Unresponsive to Conventional Therapy

1979

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The composite MMPI profiles of 42 successfully-treated and 42 unsuccessfully-treated female patients with MPD syndrome were compared statistically. The profiles did not differ in configuration, but that of the unsuccessful patients was significantly higher than that of the successful group, indicating a greater degree of emotional distress. The pattern of deviation from normal for both groups was diagnostic of a psychophysiological disorder marked by repression and somatization.

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Personality Characteristics of Patients with Myofascial Pain-Dysfunction (MPD) Syndrome Unresponsive to Conventional Therapy

1979

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“…Although initial studies yielded similar results [19,20], subsequent studies failed to replicate Hanvik's findings [21][22][23][24].…”

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Personality and personality disorders in chronic pain

Weisberg

2000

Current Review of Pain

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Personality characteristics and disorders have long been noted in the chronic pain population. Clinicians and researchers alike will attest to the high rates of personality difficulties encountered in these individuals. Historically, it has been found that certain personality styles such as hypochondriasis and hysteria are common in chronic pain suffers. In addition, the prevalence of personality disorders (PDs) is significantly greater in the pain population than in the general population or in medical or psychiatric populations. A diathesis-stress model has been suggested to account for this finding and is discussed in this article, with implications for both treatment and research.

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“…In many ear lier studies it has been noted that low back pain patients have a lot of psychiatric disor ders and symptoms [3][4][5][6]. On the other hand, there are only a few epidemiological studies concerning the associations between psychic factors and low back pain and the results have been controversial [7][8][9][10].…”

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Low Back Pain and Psychological Factors

Joukamaa

1991

Psychother Psychosom

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The objective of the study was to find out how low back pain (LBP) and psychological factors are interrelated in the adult population. The study dealt with 220 individuals suffering form LBP and with a control group (n. = 101). The method used was a psychiatric interview. Mental disorders were more prevalent in the LBP group than in the control group. A clinical disorder was diagnosed for 31 % in the LBP group and they had many mild mental disturbances, too. The association between LBP and mental disorders was not as clear as found in previous studies with patient populations. The LBP group was divided according to the etiology of pain into functional and organic groups. No significant differences were found between the groups with regard to mental disturbance.

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Aspects of Chronic Low Back Pain

Cited by 109 publications

References 4 publications

Personality Characteristics of Patients with Myofascial Pain-Dysfunction (MPD) Syndrome Unresponsive to Conventional Therapy

Personality Characteristics of Patients with Myofascial Pain-Dysfunction (MPD) Syndrome Unresponsive to Conventional Therapy

Personality and personality disorders in chronic pain

Low Back Pain and Psychological Factors

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