Relations between PTSD symptom clusters and pain in three trauma-exposed samples with pain.

Sophia ÅkerblomMatti CervinLinda NordinTonny Elmose AndersenMarie Høgh ThøgersenSean Perrin

Published in: Scandinavian journal of pain (2023)

The findings suggest that when depression and anxiety are accounted for, few unique associations are found between pain and the PTSD symptom clusters in trauma-exposed samples with pain, with the exception of a link between pain and hyperarousal in individuals with whiplash-related PTSD symptoms.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
depressive symptoms
posttraumatic stress disorder
trauma patients