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Tipo: Artigo de Periódico
Título: Comorbid anxiety and depression disorders in patients with chronicpain
Título(s) alternativo(s): Arq Neuropsiquiatr
Autor(es): Castro, Martha
Kraychete, Durval Campos
Daltro, Carla Hilário da Cunha
Lopes, Josiane
Menezes, Rafael
Oliveira, Irismar Reis de
Autor(es): 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.
Palavras-chave: Pain
Chronic disease
Depression
Anxiety
Editora / Evento / Instituição: Associação Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria Dr. Oswaldo Lange
URI: http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/5848
Data do documento: 2009
Aparece nas coleções:Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Faculdade de Medicina)

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