• Psychiatrische Praxis · Aug 2012

    [Association between fear of stigma, depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with somatoform pain disorder].

    • Marion Freidl, Sanela Piralic-Spitzl, Nana Grohe, and Martin Aigner.
    • Klinische Abteilung für Sozialpsychiatrie, Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Österreich. marion.freidl@meduniwien.ac.at
    • Psychiatr Prax. 2012 Aug 1;39(6):263-6.

    ObjectivesThere is still poor acceptance for pain without somatic causes, and patients with somatoform pain disorder carry a stigma per se. The aim of this study was to identify predictors of fear of stigma including depression, anxiety and somatisation among patients with somatoform pain disorder.Methods132 patients with somatoform pain disorder were investigated by using the Link Stigma Questionnaire, the Beck Depression Inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Whiteley-Index, and the Checklist for Somatisation.ResultsMultiple linear regression analysis showed a significant positive association between fear of stigma and symptoms of depression and a negative association with patients' age.ConclusionsThis is one of the first studies investigating this question among patients with somatoform pain disorder. Findings might indicate the importance of depressive symptoms for developing fear of stigma.© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.

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