Personality, Defense Mechanisms and Psychological Distress in Women with Fibromyalgia.

Annunziata RomeoAgata BenfanteGiuliano Carlo GeminianiLorys Castelli

Published in: Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

The present study is the first to explore the contribution of both defense mechanisms and personality characteristics on the psychological distress of FM patients. Our findings have important clinical implications and may help diagnose and treat FM patients more in depth.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
innate immune