General hospital psychiatry
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Gen Hosp Psychiatry · Jan 2012
Psychiatric disorders as assessed with SCID in chronic pain patients: the anxiety disorders precede the onset of pain.
The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in patients referred to a tertiary pain clinic. The temporal relationship between the onset of pain and depression and anxiety and the association of psychiatric disorders with pain intensity were also analyzed. ⋯ Chronic pain patients have a remarkable psychiatric morbidity. A structured diagnostic interview, covering a large range of psychiatric diagnoses, allows a more comprehensive approach to the assessment of the patient. This should improve the management of chronic pain. However, prospective studies are needed to show this.