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The impact of fibromyalgia syndrome and the role of comorbidity with mood and post-traumatic stress disorder in worsening the quality of life

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  • Mauro Giovanni Carta
  • Maria Francesca Moro
  • Francesca Laura Pinna
  • Giorgia Testa
  • Enrico Cacace
  • Valeria Ruggiero
  • Martina Piras
  • Ferdinando Romano
  • Luigi Minerba
  • Sergio Machado
  • Rafael Christophe Freire
  • Antonio Egidio Nardi
  • Federica Sancassiani

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Background: The aim is to measure the association between fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), mood and anxiety disorders using reliable psychiatric diagnoses according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; DSM-IV) and with a case–control design. Methods: Case–control study with cases (71 consecutive female patients with FMS) and controls (284 subjects without FMS), randomly drawn after a gender- and age-matching technique from the database of an epidemiological survey. Psychiatric diagnoses were conducted according to DSM-IV and carried out by clinical staff using a structured interview (Advanced Neuropsychiatric Tools and Assessment Schedule). QoL was measured by Short Form Health Survey (SF-12). Results: The lifetime prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD; 43.7% vs 8.1%, p  

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  • Mauro Giovanni Carta & Maria Francesca Moro & Francesca Laura Pinna & Giorgia Testa & Enrico Cacace & Valeria Ruggiero & Martina Piras & Ferdinando Romano & Luigi Minerba & Sergio Machado & Rafael Chr, 2018. "The impact of fibromyalgia syndrome and the role of comorbidity with mood and post-traumatic stress disorder in worsening the quality of life," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 64(7), pages 647-655, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:64:y:2018:i:7:p:647-655
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764018795211
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