Naslov
Istodobna pojavnost boli u području glave, lica i vrata, te depresije u veterana s post-traumatskim stresnim poremećajem
(CO-OCCURRENCE OF CHRONIC HEAD, FACE AND NECK PAIN, AND DEPRESSION IN WAR VETERANS WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.)

Autori
Muhvić Urek, Miranda ; Vukšić, Željka ; Simonić Kocijan, Sunčana ; Braut, Vedrana ; Braut, Alen ; Uhač, Ivone

Izvornik
Acta clinica Croatica (0353-9466) 54 (2015), 3; 266-271

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Kronični stres; Posttraumatski stresni poremećaj; Depresija; Veterani
(Chronic stress; Stress disorders post-traumatic; Depression; Veterans)

Sažetak
This study investigated the relationship between chronic head, face and neck pain, and the level of depression in Croatian war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The presence of self-reported pain, pain on digital palpation, and pain severity in masticatory and neck muscles, temporomandibular joints and sinuses, as well as the level of depression were assessed in a group of war veterans with PTSD (n=52). Control groups consisted of war veterans without PTSD (n=50) and healthy men that were not engaged in war actions and were free from PTSD (n=50). The number of self-reported pain and number of painful sites were correlated with the level of depression. More self-reported pain and painful sites were recorded in the group of war veterans with PTSD as compared with either war veterans without PTSD or healthy men. Furthermore, PTSD patients mostly suffered from severe depression. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between all investigated pain parameters and level of depression. As the most important finding, the present study demonstrated chronic head, face and neck pain to be related to depression in PTSD patients.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Dentalna medicina

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