Self-Reported Childhood Maltreatment and Traumatic Events among Israeli Patients Suffering from Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Objective. The association between Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) and childhood maltreatment and adversity has frequently been proposed but limited data exists regarding the transcultural nature of this association. Methods. 75 Israeli FMS patients and 23 Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients were compare...
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| author | Raneen Hellou Winfried Häuser Inbal Brenner Dan Buskila Giris Jacob Ori Elkayam Valerie Aloush Jacob N. Ablin |
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| description | Objective. The association between Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) and childhood maltreatment and adversity has frequently been proposed but limited data exists regarding the transcultural nature of this association. Methods. 75 Israeli FMS patients and 23 Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients were compared. Childhood maltreatment was assessed by the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) and potential depressive and anxiety disorders were assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-4. FMS severity was assessed by the Widespread Pain Index (WPI), the Symptom Severity Score (SSS), and the FIQ. PTSD was diagnosed according to the DSM IV. RA severity was assessed by the RA Disease Activity Index. Health status was assessed by the SF-36. Results. Similar to reports in other countries, high levels of self-reported childhood adversity were reported by Israeli FMS patients. PTSD was significantly more common among FMS patients compared with RA patients, as well as childhood emotional abuse and physical and emotional neglect. Levels of depression and anxiety were significantly higher among FMS patients. Conclusion. The study demonstrated the cross cultural association between FMS and childhood maltreatment, including neglect, emotional abuse, and PTSD. Significant differences were demonstrated between FMS patients and patients suffering from RA, a model of an inflammatory chronic rheumatic disease. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f37fb76138f24f788ad0e7d7d634d2c72025-02-03T00:59:56ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67651918-15232017-01-01201710.1155/2017/38652493865249Self-Reported Childhood Maltreatment and Traumatic Events among Israeli Patients Suffering from Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid ArthritisRaneen Hellou0Winfried Häuser1Inbal Brenner2Dan Buskila3Giris Jacob4Ori Elkayam5Valerie Aloush6Jacob N. Ablin7Internal Medicine F, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, IsraelDepartment Internal Medicine I, Klinikum Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, GermanyShalvata Mental Health Center, Hod Hasharon, IsraelDepartment of Medicine H, Soroka Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, IsraelInternal Medicine F, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, IsraelInstitute of Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, IsraelInstitute of Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, IsraelInstitute of Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, IsraelObjective. The association between Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) and childhood maltreatment and adversity has frequently been proposed but limited data exists regarding the transcultural nature of this association. Methods. 75 Israeli FMS patients and 23 Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients were compared. Childhood maltreatment was assessed by the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) and potential depressive and anxiety disorders were assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-4. FMS severity was assessed by the Widespread Pain Index (WPI), the Symptom Severity Score (SSS), and the FIQ. PTSD was diagnosed according to the DSM IV. RA severity was assessed by the RA Disease Activity Index. Health status was assessed by the SF-36. Results. Similar to reports in other countries, high levels of self-reported childhood adversity were reported by Israeli FMS patients. PTSD was significantly more common among FMS patients compared with RA patients, as well as childhood emotional abuse and physical and emotional neglect. Levels of depression and anxiety were significantly higher among FMS patients. Conclusion. The study demonstrated the cross cultural association between FMS and childhood maltreatment, including neglect, emotional abuse, and PTSD. Significant differences were demonstrated between FMS patients and patients suffering from RA, a model of an inflammatory chronic rheumatic disease.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3865249 |
| spellingShingle | Raneen Hellou Winfried Häuser Inbal Brenner Dan Buskila Giris Jacob Ori Elkayam Valerie Aloush Jacob N. Ablin Self-Reported Childhood Maltreatment and Traumatic Events among Israeli Patients Suffering from Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Research and Management |
| title | Self-Reported Childhood Maltreatment and Traumatic Events among Israeli Patients Suffering from Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| title_full | Self-Reported Childhood Maltreatment and Traumatic Events among Israeli Patients Suffering from Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| title_fullStr | Self-Reported Childhood Maltreatment and Traumatic Events among Israeli Patients Suffering from Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-Reported Childhood Maltreatment and Traumatic Events among Israeli Patients Suffering from Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| title_short | Self-Reported Childhood Maltreatment and Traumatic Events among Israeli Patients Suffering from Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| title_sort | self reported childhood maltreatment and traumatic events among israeli patients suffering from fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3865249 |
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