Characterizing Chronic Pain and Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Queer Community

CONCLUSIONS: Childhood adversity and chronic pain's dose-dependent relationship among our LGBTQ+ sample indicates a need to explore trauma's role in perceived pain. Given sexual trauma's association with pain location and diagnosis, type of trauma may also be crucial in understanding chronic pain development. Research into the relationships between childhood adversity, sexuality, gender identity, and chronic pain could improve chronic pain prevention and management for the LGBTQ+ community.PMID:38412111 | DOI:10.1213/ANE.0000000000006922
Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Source Type: research