@article{ref1,
title="Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms may explain poor mental health in patients with fibromyalgia",
journal="Journal of health psychology",
year="2015",
author="Toussaint, Loren L. and Whipple, Mary O. and Vincent, Ann",
volume="22",
number="6",
pages="697-706",
abstract="Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder are common in fibromyalgia patients. This study compared post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in fibromyalgia patients and healthy controls and determined whether patient-control differences in post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms mediated differences in mental health. In all, 30 patients and 30 healthy controls completed questionnaires assessing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and mental health. Fibromyalgia patients had greater symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and mental health than controls. Patient-control differences in mental health symptoms were fully or partially mediated by differences in post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. Healthcare providers should understand the role of trauma as management of trauma symptoms may be one strategy for improving mental health.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-1053",
doi="10.1177/1359105315611957",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105315611957"
}