Validation of the Orbach &amp; Mikulincer Mental Pain Scale (OMMP) on a drug addicted population

Guimarães, Raquel Rangel de Meireles; Fleming, Manuela; Cardoso, Margarida Fonseca

doi:10.1007/s00127-013-0751-6

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“…Similar findings have emerged from studies using the Orbach and Mikulincer Mental Pain Scale (22,34,35) and using Holden's 2001 revision (36) of Shneidman's Psychache Scale (37). Using this same scale in a population of depressed patients, some of whom reported suicidal ideation and some of whom had made an attempt, Cáceda et al (38) also found that psychic pain predicted suicidal ideation in the overall sample and differentiated the suicide attempters from the suicidal ideation group.…”

Section: Measuring Psychic Painsupporting

confidence: 73%

Addressing Patients’ Psychic Pain

Yager¹

2015

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Section: Measuring Psychic Painsupporting

confidence: 73%

Addressing Patients’ Psychic Pain

Yager¹

2015

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“…The questionnaire had been validated in studies of suicide ( 47 ). The internal reliability scores in the current study were Cronbach α = 0.96 for current mental pain and α = 0.97 for past mental pain [validation by Guimara et al ( 48 )].…”

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Psychosocial Outcomes of Sharing a Diagnosis of Cancer with a Pediatric Patient

2016

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PurposeThis innovative pilot study was designed to provide research-based evidence on the variables to consider informing a child of his/her cancer diagnosis, so as to minimize the negative psychosocial effects of the cancer experience on survivors. The hypotheses of the study were that “good information” about cancer, will allow the child a better understanding way to cope with treatment and improve sociopsychological outcomes at adulthood.MethodsNinety-one adult childhood cancer (CC) survivors got the questionnaires while waiting to their routine checkup at a grate CC medical center in center Israel.ResultsTo our surprise and not according to the hypothesis, there was a difference between children diagnosed up to 12 years of age and those diagnosed during adolescence. (Participants were divided into two groups according to their age at diagnosis: from birth to 12 years old and from age 12–18). In the group diagnosed at a younger age, those who had received “good information” were found to have better quality of life, lower mental pain, and higher mental pain tolerance than did those in the same group (diagnosed at a younger age) who received “not good information.” By contrast, in the group diagnosed during adolescence, those who had received “not good information” scored higher on these measures than did their counterparts who had received “good information.”ConclusionGiven that information conveyed to children diagnosed with cancer can have a significant impact on survivors’ quality of life, further research is needed to determine the precise information to be divulged to children at the time of diagnosis. In the meantime, extreme caution, sensitivity, and careful judgment are required.Clinical relevanceFindings of the current study and of future studies can be used to formulate clear guidelines for assessing a child’s readiness and the information to be divulged, so as to improve the quality of life of CC survivors.

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“…There is very little data characterizing psychological pain in SUD. Guimaraes et al assessed psychological pain in a population undergoing treatment for SUD using a translated (English to Portuguese) abbreviated version (24 items) of the Orbach & Mikulincer Mental Pain Scale (OMMP), finding a small to moderate positive correlation between mental pain and the severity of addiction [25]. A Norwegian study addressing ‘mental distress’ and variables related to dropout included 454 patients from five inpatient SUD treatment centers using a brief version (10-item) of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL).…”

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A study of psychological pain in substance use disorder and its relationship to treatment outcome

Mee¹,

Bunney

Fujimoto

et al. 2019

PLoS ONE

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Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a major public health concern affecting an estimated 22.5 million individuals in the United States. The primary aim of this study was to characterize psychological pain in a cohort of patients participating in outpatient treatment for SUD. A secondary aim was to determine the relationships between pre-treatment assessments of psychological pain, depression, anxiety and hopelessness with treatment retention time and completion rates. Data was analyzed from 289 patients enrolled in an outpatient community drug treatment clinic in Southern California, U.S. A previously determined threshold score on the Mee-Bunney Psychological Pain Assessment Scale (MBP) was utilized to group patients into high and low-moderate scoring subgroups. The higher pain group scored higher on measures of anxiety, hopelessness and depression compared to those in the low-moderate pain group. Additionally, patients scoring in the higher psychological pain group exhibited reduced retention times in treatment and more than two-fold increased odds of dropout relative to patients with lower pre-treatment levels of psychological pain. Among all assessments, the correlation between psychological pain and treatment retention time was strongest. To our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate that psychological pain is an important construct which correlates with relevant clinical outcomes in SUD. Furthermore, pre-treatment screening for psychological pain may help target higher-risk patients for clinical interventions aimed at improving treatment retention and completion rates.

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Validation of the Orbach & Mikulincer Mental Pain Scale (OMMP) on a drug addicted population

Cited by 15 publications

References 41 publications

Addressing Patients’ Psychic Pain

Addressing Patients’ Psychic Pain

Psychosocial Outcomes of Sharing a Diagnosis of Cancer with a Pediatric Patient

A study of psychological pain in substance use disorder and its relationship to treatment outcome

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