A Cross-sectional Survey to Investigate the Prevalence of Pain in Japanese Patients with Major Depressive Disorder and Schizophrenia

We conducted a cross-sectional survey to assess the prevalence of physical pain in Japanese major depressive disorder (MDD) and schizophrenia (SZ) patients as well as in healthy controls (HCs). We also examined the association between their psychopathology and characteristics of pain according to a face-to-face survey by an experienced psychiatrist and psychologist. We analyzed 233 HCs, 94 MDD patients, and 75 SZ patients using the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) and SF-8 (all participants), the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 21 items (MDD patients), and the Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (SZ patients).

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - February 17, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Taro Kishi, Yuki Matsuda, Tomohiko Mukai, Shinji Matsunaga, Ichiro Yasue, Kiyoshi Fujita, Tomo Okochi, Shigeki Hirano, Yusuke Kajio, Toshihiko Funahashi, Kaku Akamatsu, Kei Ino, Momoko Okuda, Hideaki Tabuse, Nakao Iwata Source Type: research