Physical, Sexual Abuse and Concurrent Opioid/Benzodiazepine Use in Chronic Pain
Patients with chronic pain and a history of physical and sexual abuse were found to be more likely to concurrently use benzodiazepine and opioids.
Child Abuse
Migraine in Adults Linked to Childhood Abuse
Abuse during childhood has a significant association with migraine and maladaptive personality traits in adulthood.
Childhood Adversity Common in Patients With Fibromyalgia, Chronic Widespread Pain
Women with fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain had elevated levels of childhood adversity, including sexual and emotional abuse.
History of Abuse Linked to Greater Pain Severity, Fibromyalgia, Depression and Anxiety
Patients with a history of abuse either in childhood or adulthood have been found to display higher levels of depression, anxiety, pain severity and catastrophizing, as well as reduced physical functioning; in addition, those patients have higher scores on the fibromyalgia survey used to measure “fibromyalgia-ness” than those without a history of abuse.
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