Chronic widespread pain in patients with occupational spinal disorders: Prevalence, psychiatric comorbidity, and association with outcomes

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 1889-1897

  Mayer, Tom G ^a,d   Towns, Benjamin L ^b   Neblett, Randy ^b   Theodore, Brian R ^b   Gatchel, Robert J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b PRIDE Research Foundation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^d Southwestern Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disabling occupational spinal disorders; Chronic widespread pain; DSM IV diagnosis; Fibromyalgia; Functional restoration; Interdisciplinary rehabilitation; Psychopathology; Socioeconomic outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISABLING OCCUPATIONAL SPINAL DISORDER; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPINE DISEASE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58949096615     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181808c4e     Document Type: Article

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