Unresolved trauma in fibromyalgia: A cross-sectional study.
This study examined the prevalence of unresolved attachment-related trauma and its association with physical and psychological health status in 34 patients with fibromyalgia. Unresolved trauma was assessed with the Adult Attachment Interview. In addition, participants completed self-report measures of childhood trauma, fibromyalgia-related health status and depression. Of the sample, 50 per cent was classified as unresolved on the Adult Attachment Interview. Neither interview-based ratings of unresolved trauma nor self-reported childhood sexual or physical abuse were associated with health outcomes. Only for self-reported emotional abuse, a positive correlation with depression emerged. The implications of the findings are discussed.
1 University Hospital Freiburg, Germany.
Elisabeth
E
Waller
1 University Hospital Freiburg, Germany.
Carl E
CE
Scheidt
1 University Hospital Freiburg, Germany.
Katharina
K
Endorf
1 University Hospital Freiburg, Germany.
Armin
A
Hartmann
2 University of Wuppertal, Germany.
Peter
P
Zimmermann
attachment; childhood abuse; depression; fibromyalgia; physical symptoms; unresolved trauma