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Psychopathological and Personality Pro file in Chronic Nononcologic Nociceptive and Neuropathic pain: Cross-sectional
Laura Teixidó-Abiol1, Aida de Arriba-Arnau2, Juan Seguí Montesinos2
1Servicio de Psiquiatría y Unidad del dolor, Servicio de Anestesiología, Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor, Grupo Hospitalario Quirónsalud; CEINDO Escuela Internacional de Doctorado, Universitat Abat Oliba CEU, CEU Universities, Madrid y Barcelona, España. CEU Universities Madrid y Barcelona España.
Introduction:
Adaptation to chronic non-oncologic pain is associated with the development of psychopathology and personality disorders, creating severity, chronicity, poorer treatment response, and exacerbations in patients with neuropathy.
Objective:
To identify the psychopathological and personality profiles of patients with chronic nociceptive and neuropathic pain and their association with pain progression and intensity.
Method:
A cross-sectional, descriptive and comparative study was conducted in the Pain Treatment Unit of Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor, with systematic randomized recruitment for 25 months; 115 patients were evaluated using the Hamilton Depression and Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-D, HAM-A) and the Millon Clinical MultiaxialInventory-III (MCMI-III).
Results:
The neuropathic group achieved significantly higher scores for pain intensity and depressive and anxiety symptoms. With greater magnitude and frequency, the neuropathic group related pain intensity and progression with depressive/anxiety symptoms, clinical syndromes, and personality patterns. Both groups revealed tendencies towards a compulsive personality pattern, followed by narcissistic, histrionic, and schizoid patterns.
Conclusions:
When treating chronic pain, the presence of various psychopathological indicators requires an individualized strategy.
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