Early maladaptive schemas as a risk factor for fibromyalgia: A case-control study.

Almudena López-LópezJuan Carlos PachoJosé Luis GonzálezIrene Judith MuñozBorja Matías Pompa

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2023)

The current study highlights that a high rate of patients with FM have clinically significant EMSs compared to healthy matched controls, as has been found in other populations with pain. Besides, this study provides initial evidence that EMSs are positively associated with the pain experienced by patients with FM, suggesting the existence of a possible association between early stress and pain. Therefore, taking EMSs into account could be of great relevance to clinicians. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
emergency department
stress induced
genetic diversity