Fibromyalgia and chronic pain: are we asking about (and auditing) psychological trauma or traumatic events?

Karen Nicolson (Lead / Corresponding author)

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Abstract

Childhood adversity or childhood trauma has been, and continues to be, connected to poor quality of health and life. A growing body of evidence points to millions of people across the world experiencing events in their childhood that are detrimental to their physical and mental development.

As a GP, I have grown to be interested in this subject and the role that primary care may have to play in mitigating the impact of this adversity. What I do know is that on an everyday basis patients tell me of the trauma they have experienced in their lives, be that as a child or as an adult.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)332-333
Number of pages2
JournalBritish Journal of General Practice
Volume72
Issue number720
Early online date30 Jun 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2022

Keywords

  • Chronic Pain/etiology
  • Fibromyalgia/diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Pain Measurement
  • Psychological Trauma
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Family Practice

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