Open AccessPosttraumatic Stress Disorder and Chronic Pain Conditions in Men: A Twin Study
Author(s) -
Marianna Gasperi,
Matthew S. Panizzon,
Jack Goldberg,
Dedra Buchwald,
Niloofar Afari
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psychosomatic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.62
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 1534-7796
pISSN - 0033-3174
DOI - 10.1097/psy.0000000000000899
Subject(s) - headaches , migraine , chronic pain , fibromyalgia , medicine , confidence interval , twin study , irritable bowel syndrome , tension headache , physical therapy , heritability , psychiatry , genetics , biology
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is highly comorbid with chronic pain conditions that often co-occur such as migraine headaches, temporomandibular disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, and tension headaches. Using a genetically informative sample, the current study evaluated the genetic and environmental factors contributing to the co-occurrence of PTSD and chronic pain conditions.