Psychosocial Factors in Fibromyalgia Compared With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Psychosomatic MedicinePublished 1 January 1997
Edward A. Walker, David Keegan, Gregory C. Gardner, Mark Sullivan, Wayne Katon, David P. Bernstein
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Although the pathophysiology of fibromyalgia remains unclear, co-morbid psychiatric disorders and functional disability remain an important focus of treatment in this population.
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Despite the absence of organic pathology, the patients with fibromyalgia had equal or greater functional disability and were less well adapted to their illness. Although the pathophysiology of fibromyalgia remains unclear, co-morbid psychiatric disorders and functional disability remain an important focus of treatment in this population.
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