INTRODUCTION Anxiety sensitivity has been proposed as a psychological vulnerability factor for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Studies have also supported the protective role of resilience for overcoming the negative effects of trauma exposure. Given the linkages between anxiety sensitivity, resilience, trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress, this study explored the potential moderati...

OBJECTIVE Many patients with depression and/or anxiety (D/A) persistently report pain. However, it is not clear how the course of D/A is associated with pain over time. The present study assessed longitudinal associations between D/A and pain, and compared pain over time between D/A and healthy controls. METHODS 2676 participants of the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety were followe...

OBJECTIVES We sought to evaluate the ability of psychiatric anxiety-disorder history to discriminate between women with and without angiographic coronary artery disease (CAD) in a population with chest pain. BACKGROUND A total of 435 women with chest pain underwent a diagnostic battery including coronary angiography in order to improve testing guidelines for women with suspected CAD. METHOD...

Pain reports have become increasingly common and problematic in thalassemia. As patients are living longer,there is a growing need to study pain and to explore its impact on patient lives. The Brief Pain Inventory(BPI) was used quarterly to assess pain and pain interference in patients with thalassemia in North America.The Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey and the Hospital...

The aim of this study was to investigate the multiple relationships between anxiety sensitivity, social support, and perception of pain with the  life expectancy. Research was of correlational type. Population was consisted of all older adult in Isfahan (males and females) in the spring of 2016. 250 individuals were selected by convenience sampling method from different places. In order to meas...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether preoperative state anxiety and depression modulate or influence objective and subjective postoperative pain following dental implant insertion. STUDY DESIGN Prospective, clinical study with 7-day follow-up of a sample of 105 subjects who preoperatively completed the state anxiety questionnaire (STAI-E) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and postoperatively, at...

BACKGROUND The study aimed to determine predictive factors for postcesarean pain and analgesia using an assessment of pain threshold and suprathreshold thermal stimuli as well as degree of somatization and anxiety. METHODS Thirty-four healthy parturients scheduled for cesarean delivery under subarachnoid anesthesia were enrolled. Preoperative thermal pain threshold, intensity, and unpleasantn...

Multiple complaints of discomfort such as aches, pains and distress are a common finding in patients in Surgery room, Critical Care and in Emergency. Pain and anxiety are symptoms that patients fear significantly. To treat and alleviate pain and anxiety, physicians can perform various interventions, not only anesthesiological and pharmacological interventions, but also psychological. Several st...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of anxiety sensitivity (AS) as a factor relevant to pain and pain persistence. Two studies were conducted to examine the relationship between AS, body vigilance and the experience of pain in non-clinical samples. Study 1 investigated the relationship between AS and body vigilance that was operationalized by the detection latency for innoc...