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The research aimed to assess psychiatric morbidity across different chronic pain populations using self-assessment questionnaires.

August 1, 1987Pain

Screening for psychiatric morbidity. The pattern of psychological illness and premorbid characteristics in four chronic pain populations

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Randomized trial shows high levels of psychiatric morbidity in chronic pain populations, indicating significant psychological challenges.

The research aimed to assess psychiatric morbidity across different chronic pain populations using self-assessment questionnaires.
Examined 378 patients across four chronic pain clinic populations using the General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28).
Identified patterns of psychological illness and associated premorbid characteristics.
Compared results among various clinics, analyzing levels of depression, anxiety, and social dysfunction.
Psychiatric clinic patients showed 51% prevalence of probable psychiatric illness, significantly higher than other clinics.
Depression and social dysfunction were markedly elevated among psychiatric clinic patients (P<0.001).
Inward irritability was also higher in psychiatric clinic patients (P<0.001), while anxiety levels did not differ significantly across clinics (P>0.05).

Merskey et al. (1987) studied this question.

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