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Comorbidity of fibromyalgia and psychiatric disorders

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There are mounting data supporting comorbidity of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and psychiatric conditions. These include depression, panic disorders, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The nature of the relationship between depression and FMS is not fully understood, and it was hypothesized that chronic pain causes depression, or vice versa, and that chronic pain syndromes are variants of depression. A link between PTSD symptoms and FMS has been reported, and both conditions share similar symptomatology and pathogenetic mechanisms. Assessment of comorbid psychiatric disorders in FMS patients has clinical implications because treatment in these patients should focus both on physical and emotional dimensions of dysfunction.

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Buskila, D., Cohen, H. Comorbidity of fibromyalgia and psychiatric disorders. Current Science Inc 11, 333–338 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-007-0214-4

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