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  • Title: [Association between fear of stigma, depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with somatoform pain disorder].
    Author: Freidl M, Piralic-Spitzl S, Grohe N, Aigner M.
    Journal: Psychiatr Prax; 2012 Aug; 39(6):263-6. PubMed ID: 22926790.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: There is still poor acceptance for pain without somatic causes, and patients with somatoform pain disorder carry a stigma per se. The aim of this study was to identify predictors of fear of stigma including depression, anxiety and somatisation among patients with somatoform pain disorder. METHODS: 132 patients with somatoform pain disorder were investigated by using the Link Stigma Questionnaire, the Beck Depression Inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Whiteley-Index, and the Checklist for Somatisation. RESULTS: Multiple linear regression analysis showed a significant positive association between fear of stigma and symptoms of depression and a negative association with patients' age. CONCLUSIONS: This is one of the first studies investigating this question among patients with somatoform pain disorder. Findings might indicate the importance of depressive symptoms for developing fear of stigma.
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