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ArticleRheumatology international2016

Psychiatric disorders in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome are frequent, diverse and strongly associated with pain.

Samantha Aliza Hershenfeld, Syed Wasim, Vanda McNiven, Manasi Parikh, Paula Majewski, Hanna Faghfoury, Joyce So

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Article in Rheumatology international, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Samantha Aliza HershenfeldFred A. Litwin Family Centre in Genetic Medicine, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray Street, Box 34, 3rd Floor, Room 400, Toronto, ON, M5T 3L9, Canada.
Syed WasimFred A. Litwin Family Centre in Genetic Medicine, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray Street, Box 34, 3rd Floor, Room 400, Toronto, ON, M5T 3L9, Canada.
Vanda McNivenFred A. Litwin Family Centre in Genetic Medicine, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray Street, Box 34, 3rd Floor, Room 400, Toronto, ON, M5T 3L9, Canada.
Manasi ParikhFred A. Litwin Family Centre in Genetic Medicine, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray Street, Box 34, 3rd Floor, Room 400, Toronto, ON, M5T 3L9, Canada.
Paula MajewskiClinical Genetics, Lakeridge Health, Oshawa, Canada.
Hanna FaghfouryFred A. Litwin Family Centre in Genetic Medicine, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray Street, Box 34, 3rd Floor, Room 400, Toronto, ON, M5T 3L9, Canada.
Joyce SoFred A. Litwin Family Centre in Genetic Medicine, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray Street, Box 34, 3rd Floor, Room 400, Toronto, ON, M5T 3L9, Canada. joyce.so@utoronto.ca.
University Health Network · CALakeridge Health · CAMount Sinai Hospital · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a heterogeneous group of hereditary connective tissue disorders characterized by joint hypermobility, widespread musculoskeletal pain and tissue fragility. Psychiatric disorders and psychosocial impairment are common, yet poorly characterized, findings in EDS patients. We investigated the frequency and types of psychiatric disorders and their relationship to systemic manifestations in a cohort of 106 classic and hypermobility type EDS patients. In this retrospective study, extensive medical chart review was performed for patients referred at two genetics clinics who were diagnosed with EDS. Statistical analysis was undertaken to determine the frequency of psychiatric disorders and association with systemic findings. Psychiatric disorders were found in 42.5% of the EDS cohort, with 22.7% of patients affected with 2 or more psychiatric diagnoses. Anxiety and depression were most commonly reported, with frequencies of 23.6 and 25.5%, respectively. A variety of other psychiatric diagnoses were also identified. Abdominal pain [odds ratio (OR) 7.38], neuropathic pain (OR 4.07), migraines (OR 5.21), joint pain (OR 2.85) and fatigue (OR 5.55) were significantly associated with the presence of a psychiatric disorder. The presence of any pain symptom was significantly associated with having a psychiatric disorder (OR 9.68). Muscle pain (OR 2.79), abdominal pain (OR 5.78), neuropathic pain (OR 3.91), migraines (OR 2.63) and fatigue (OR 3.78) were significantly associated with having an anxiety or mood disorder. Joint hypermobility and the classic dermatological features of EDS showed no significant association with having a psychiatric disorder. Our findings demonstrate a high frequency of psychiatric disorders and an association with pain symptoms in EDS.

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Abdominal PainAdultArthralgiaComorbidityEhlers-Danlos SyndromeFemaleHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedMigraine DisordersNeuralgiaOdds RatioOntarioPain MeasurementPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesAnxietyConnective tissue disordersDepressionEhlers–Danlos syndromePainPsychiatric disorders

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