Poor Illness Perceptions Are a Risk Factor for Depressive and Anxious Symptomatology in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

Poor Illness Perceptions Are a Risk Factor for Depressive and Anxious Symptomatology in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

BackgroundPatients with widespread pain, such as in fibromyalgia, are vulnerable for depression and anxiety, which composes a relevant public health problem. Identifying risk factors for the onset of depression and anxiety is therefore warranted. Objective of this study was to determine whether seve...

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Main Authors: Eric W. de Heer, Johanna E. Vriezekolk, Christina M. van der Feltz-Cornelis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
pain
coping
illness perceptions
depression
anxiety
fibromyalgia
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00217/full

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