ArticleClinical and experimental rheumatology
Self-reported childhood maltreatment, lifelong traumatic events and mental disorders in fibromyalgia syndrome: a comparison of US and German outpatients.
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- Pooled it
- Fibromyalgia: an update on clinical characteristics, aetiopathogenesis and treatment.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2020Pooled it
- Association of DNA methylation in BDNF with escitalopram treatment response in depressed Chinese Han patients.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2018Trial
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as a Therapeutic Option for Patients with Fibromyalgia.Current rheumatology reviews · 2026Review
- [Etiological factors in chronic widespread pain and/or fibromyalgia syndrome: subjective perspectives of patients, general practitioners and psychotherapists : A pilot study].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Article
- Trauma and psychological impact in fibromyalgia and other central sensitization syndromes: the role of anxiety and pain acceptance.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Trauma-Based Sexually Dimorphic Changes in the Connectome and Its Association with Central Sensitization Syndromes-A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- What is the association between childhood adversity and subsequent chronic pain in adulthood? A systematic review.BJA open · 2023Review
- Emotion regulation and the salience network: a hypothetical integrative model of fibromyalgia.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2023Review
- Effect of childhood trauma on disease severity in patients with fibromyalgia: The mediating role of psychological resilience.Archives of rheumatology · 2021Article
- The associations between childhood trauma and work functioning in adult workers with and without depressive and anxiety disorders.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2020Article
- Psychiatric comorbidity and childhood trauma in fibromyalgia syndrome.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2018Article
- Associations of adverse childhood experiences and bullying on physical pain in the general population of Germany.Journal of pain research · 2018Article
- Self-Reported Childhood Maltreatment and Traumatic Events among Israeli Patients Suffering from Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis.Pain research & management · 2017Article
- Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Persons with Chronic Pain: A Meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2017Review
- Fibromyalgia: Genetics and epigenetics insights may provide the basis for the development of diagnostic biomarkers.Molecular painReview
- What causes fibromyalgia? An online survey of patient perspectives.Health psychology openArticle
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesThe robustness of findings on retrospective self-reports of childhood maltreatment and lifetime traumatic experiences of adults with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) has not been demonstrated by transcultural studies. This is the first transcultural study to focus on the associations between FMS, childhood maltreatment, lifetime psychological traumas, and potential differences between countries adjusting for psychological distress.
methods71 age-and sex-matched US and German FMS outpatients were compared. Childhood maltreatment were assessed by the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and potential, traumatic experiences by the trauma list of the Munich Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Potential posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was diagnosed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV-TR symptom criteria by the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale. Potential depressive and anxiety disorder were assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire PHQ 4.
resultsUS and German patients did not significantly differ in the amount of self-reported childhood maltreatment (emotional, physical and sexual abuse or neglect) or in the frequency of lifetime traumatic experiences. No differences in the frequency of potential anxiety, depression, and PTSD were seen. Psychological distress fully accounted for group differences in emotional and sexual abuse and emotional and physical neglect.
conclusionsThe study demonstrated the transcultural robustness of findings on the association of adult FMS with self-reports of childhood maltreatment and lifelong traumatic experiences. These associations are mainly explained by current psychological distress.
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