title: Psychological characteristics of FMS patients.
abstract: This research is a pilot study that explores the psychological profiles of fibromyalgia (FMS) patients. Data were collected from 29 subjects. The variables investigated were attachment style, sense of coherence (SOC), attribution style and depression. The prevalence of secure attachment amongst the group was 51.7%. Significant differences were found amongst the secure and insecure groups with relation to SOC, depression and five subscales of attribution style. The small sample size and cross-sectional nature of the study limit the strength of the conclusions drawn, but the results question the existence of a single discreet FMS-prone psychological profile.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. catherine.govender@up.ac.za
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Govender
authors.forename: Nafisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cassimjee
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schoeman
authors.forename: Helgaard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires