Gender differences on psychological factors in fibromyalgia: a systematic review on male's experience.

CONCLUSIONS: FM male patients consider their masculine identity as inefficiently re-negotiated after symptoms' onset. FM males tend to endure pain for longer periods of time than females before seeking for treatment; bodily symptoms are prevalent with a compromised exploration of feelings about FM. Unfortunately, there is still paucity of evidence on clinical characterisation and treatment options when FM occurs in males. Moreover, no studies addressed the issue of the psychopharmacological/non-pharmacological management of males with FM and comorbid psychiatric syndromes. PMID: 33337987 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: Clin Exp Rheumatol Source Type: research