title: Multidimensional approach to the differences between muscular and articular temporomandibular patients: coping, distress, and pain characteristics.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study analyzes the differences in psychological variables and symptomatology between temporomandibular disorder diagnosis subgroups.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample included 114 temporomandibular disorder patients that were evaluated in coping, distress, and temporomandibular characteristics. Diagnostic muscular (n = 58) and articular (n = 56) subgroups were compared in these variables through a MANCOVA.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Muscular patients show a higher level of general distress, specifically in the anxiety and somatization subscales and a more active coping style, with a tendency of a minor use of humor and a higher number of parafunctional habits, specifically, biting nails, hangnails, and lips.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We discuss the differences found in order to design the targets of the psychological intervention of temporomandibular patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Personality, Assessment, and Psychological Treatment, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: GaldOn
authors.forename: Estrella
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Durá
authors.forename: Yolanda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Andreu
authors.forename: Maite
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrando
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Poveda
authors.forename: José Vicente
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Bagán
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006184:Habits; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010147:Pain Measurement; D013001:Somatoform Disorders; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology*; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000523:psychology