title: [Assessment of the relationship of depressive disorders in men with lumbosacral pain syndrome].
abstract: Coincidence of pain in various somatic diseases of depression was confirmed in many epidemiological studies. Lumbosacral pain can be classified as one of the most aggravating National Health budget.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the relationship between the presence of pain, depression, and emotional functioning of male patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  56 men with lumbosecral pain syndrome took part in this study. Some of them were diagnosed as depressive disorders patients. In this study we used scales to measure the degree of pain and depression and Emotional Control Questionnaire to determine subjects emotional functioning.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This paper presents the relationship between the occurrence of lumbosacral pain syndrome and depressive disorders. The results confirm the existence of a relationship between the severity of pain and depression and emotional disorders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study shows that there is a correlation between the intensity of lumbosacral pain in male patients and the incidence of depressive and emotional disorders. Men with back pain syndrome and depressive disorders during pain increase period have less emotional excitability and rationally motivated behavior. Men with back pain syndrome without depressive disorders during pain increase period have a greater control of emotional expression, and less control of the situation emotiogenic situation.
authors: Department of Neurology, 5 Clinical Military Hospital, Krakow. klusm@interia.pl
authors: Marek
authors: M
authors: Klus
authors: Deparment of Adult Psychiatry, Medical University of Lodz.
authors: Antoni
authors: A
authors: Florkowski
authors: Military Institute of Aviation Medicine, Warsaw.
authors: Marian
authors: M
authors: Macander
authors: Deparment of Adult Psychiatry, Medical University of Lodz.
authors: Krzysztof
authors: K
authors: Zboralski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged