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Amaia Aguirre de Cárcer Vidal1, María Frenzi Rabito Alcón2, Eva Izquierdo Sotorrío2
1Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Psychiatry Research
|July 20, 2025
Summary
This review found a link between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and fibromyalgia (FM), suggesting PTSD may worsen FM symptoms and increase its development risk. Further research is needed to understand this complex relationship.
Area of Science:
- Medical Research
- Psychiatry
- Rheumatology
Background:
- Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain disorder of unknown cause.
- Traumatic events and PTSD are increasingly linked to FM development and severity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review the association between PTSD and FM.
- To synthesize findings on the PTSD-FM link over 30 years.
Main Methods:
- PRISMA guidelines followed for systematic review.
- Searched PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus (1993-2023).
- Included 20 studies, assessed for quality and relevance.
Main Results:
- Evidence suggests an association between PTSD and FM.
- PTSD linked to increased FM symptom severity.
- Limited evidence suggests PTSD increases FM development likelihood.
Conclusions:
- An interdisciplinary, biopsychosocial approach is needed for FM and PTSD.
- Limitations include lack of biopsychosocial perspective, self-reported data, small samples, and inconsistent controls.
- Future research requires rigorous methods, larger samples, and longitudinal designs.
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