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Volume 32, Issue 1, Pages 105-107 (January 2010)


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Axis I and Axis II psychiatric disorders in patients with fibromyalgia

Faruk Uguz, M.D.aCorresponding Author Informationemail addressemail address, Erdinç Çiçek, M.D.a, Ali Salli, M.D.b, Ali Yavuz Karahan, M.D.b, İlknur Albayrak, M.D.b, Nazmiye Kaya, M.D.a, Hatice Uğurlu, M.D.b

Received 4 June 2009; accepted 7 July 2009. published online 14 September 2009.

Abstract 

Objective

To determine the current prevalence of Axis I and Axis II psychiatric disorders in patients with fibromyalgia.

Method

The study sample includes 103 patients with fibromyalgia and 83 control subjects. Axis I and Axis II disorders were determined by structured clinical interviews.

Results

The rate of any Axis I psychiatric disorder (47.6% vs. 15.7%), major depression (14.6% vs. 4.8%), specific phobia (13.6% vs. 4.8%), any Axis II disorder (31.1% vs. 13.3%), obsessive–compulsive (23.3% vs. 3.6%) and avoidant (10.7% vs. 2.4%) personality disorders were significantly more common in the patient group compared to the control group.

Conclusion

Our results suggest that a considerable proportion of patients with fibromyalgia also present with Axis I and Axis II psychopathologies.

a Department of Psychiatry, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, 42080 Konya, Turkey

b Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, 42080 Konya, Turkey

Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 332 223 6837.

PII: S0163-8343(09)00136-4

doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.07.002


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