The Prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Chronic Pain Patients in a Tertiary Care Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study

Psychosomatics
Eeman AkhtarTalal W Khan

Abstract

There is limited research regarding the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in civilian multidisciplinary pain clinics. Controlled studies have only examined specific patient populations, such as those with motor vehicle accidents, war veterans, work-related injuries, back pain, and headache. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of PTSD symptoms in patients with chronic pain at a large multidisciplinary pain clinic. Three hundred consecutive new or newly referred patients with a self-reported history of chronic pain were recruited to complete an in-person screen for PTSD symptoms, which included the Brief Trauma Questionnaire and the PTSD Symptom-Scale Self-Report. Two hundred and sixty-five were eligible for the study. Seventy-four (28%) screened positive for PTSD symptoms, a value higher than the lifetime prevalence of PTSD in the general population (6.8%). Those who screened positive for PTSD symptoms were significantly younger (p = 0.007) and had higher levels of pain intensity (p = 0.0005) compared to those who screened negative for PTSD symptoms. The prevalence of PTSD symptoms in our chronic pain population (28%) exceeded the prevalence of PTSD in the general population (7%). Patients ...Continue Reading

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Mar 10, 2020·Pain Medicine : the Official Journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine·Matthew J BairZhangsheng Yu
Jan 31, 2022·The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health·Mariesa CayJaymin Upadhyay

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