Similarities Between the Psychological Profiles of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Conversion Disorder Patients

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Shimon Shiri
Jeanna Tsenter
Ram Livai
Isabella Schwartz
Jean-Jacques Vatine
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[1] The Hebrew University,The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hadassah University Hospital
[2] Faculty of Medicine,undefined
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Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings | 2003年 / 10卷
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pain; complex regional pain syndrome; reflex sympathetic dystrophy; psychological profile; conversion disorder;
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The psychological profile of 17 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome type I (CRPS) and 20 Conversion Disorder (CD) patients were compared, using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and standardized, semistructured psychological interviews. Both groups presented abnormally high somatization scores. Low anxiety scores in both groups indicate that somatization may have served as a defense mechanism to bind anxiety. Depression was apparent in both groups, indicating that psychological distress accompany these syndromes. About one third of the participants in both groups presented comorbid Axis I disorders, mostly depression and PTSD. CRPS patients have traditionally been looked upon as suffering from mainly organic symptoms, whereas CD patients have been labeled as psychiatric patients. These results may indicate the need to reexamine the traditional classifications in respect to disorders that involve “body and mind.”
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