title: Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with chronic idiopathic facial pain.
abstract: 34 patients with chronic idiopathic orofacial pain were assessed by a structured clinical interview for diagnosis of mental disorders according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-III-R). Five (15%) had a history of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which coincided with the pain onset. The majority of these PTSD sufferers also had a personality disorder. The implications of these findings in the diagnosis and management of post-traumatic chronic TMJ pain syndromes is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Joint Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Medicine, Eastman Dental Hospital, London.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aghabeigi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feinmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003859:Dependent Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D015995:Prevalence; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis