The association of interpersonal trauma with somatic symptom severity in a primary care population with chronic pain: Exploring the role of gender and the mental health sequelae of trauma

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 196-204

  McCall Hosenfeld, Jennifer S ^a   Winter, Michael ^b   Heeren, Timothy ^b   Liebschutz, Jane M ^c  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Depression; Pain; Post traumatic; Psychosomatic medicine; Stress disorders; Substance related disorders

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 15; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SURVIVOR; URBAN POPULATION; VICTIM;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; PAIN; POST-TRAUMATIC; PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE; STRESS DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84906791741     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.07.011     Document Type: Article

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