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ArticleJournal of psychiatric research2024

Characterization of pain and somatization and its relationship with psychopathology in early onset psychosis.

Hanne van der Heijden, Maria Goldman, Aliza Ray, Emma Golden, Carter R Petty, Emma Deaso, Margaret Hojlo, Navil Sethna, David C Glahn, Joseph Gonzalez-Heydrich and 1 more

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Hanne van der HeijdenDepartment of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Maria GoldmanDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Aliza RayBiostatistics and Research Design Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Emma GoldenDepartment of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Carter R PettyBiostatistics and Research Design Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Emma DeasoEarly Psychosis Investigation Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Margaret HojloDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Navil SethnaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
David C GlahnDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Early Psychosis Investigation Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Tommy Fuss Center for Neuropsychiatric Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Joseph Gonzalez-HeydrichDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Early Psychosis Investigation Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Tommy Fuss Center for Neuropsychiatric Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Jaymin UpadhyayDepartment of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA, USA. Electronic address: jaymin.upadhyay@childrens.harvard.edu.

Funding

Neurobiological Underpinnings of Pain-Related Symptoms in Early Onset PsychosisR21MH131941 · NIMH · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI GONZALEZ-HEYDRICH, JOSEPH M, UPADHYAY, JAYMIN A · 2023 to 2023
$487k
NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH131941
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEarly onset psychosis (EOP) frequently presents with a severe clinical phenotype and poor long-term prognosis. Clinical experience suggests that individuals with EOP have abnormal pain and somatosensory processing, yet relative to adult-onset psychosis, pain and somatic sensory processing in EOP have rarely been studied.

methodsThe history of two characteristic patients is described to illustrate clinical presentations of pain in EOP patients. Furthermore, 31 patients with EOP were studied with self-reported questionnaires informing on pain severity, pain catastrophizing, central sensitization, and somatization. Structured clinical interviews were administered to confirm Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 EOP diagnosis and the patient's dimensions of psychopathology were measured by the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS).

resultsOut of 31 EOP patients, 22 reported distressing pain, where higher pain severity corresponded with greater BPRS total and affectivity and resistance subscale scores. The degree of psychopathology was associated (N = 31; p < 0.05, FDR-corrected) with the magnitude of pain catastrophizing, central sensitization, and somatization. Multivariate analysis revealed relationships (N = 31; p < 0.05, FDR-corrected) between BPRS subscale (negative symptoms and activation) scores with somatization severity. The observed associations occurred independent of antipsychotic medication usage as quantified by chlorpromazine equivalent doses.

conclusionsPain and somatosensory symptoms could be a frequent cause of distress in patients with EOP and their severity associated with the degree of psychopathology. Future studies should determine if treating pain and somatic symptoms in EOP patients can lead to better control of psychosis as well as improve quality of life.

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PainPsychotic DisordersSomatoform DisordersAdolescentAdultCatastrophizationFemaleHumansMaleSeverity of Illness IndexYoung AdultEarly onset psychosisPainPsychopathologySomatization

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PMID39260111
PMCPMC11531992

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