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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Mental disorders among persons with chronic back or neck pain: Results from the world mental health surveys
Pain, Volume 129, No. 3, Year 2007
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This paper reports cross-national data concerning back or neck pain comorbidity with mental disorders. We assessed (a) the prevalence of chronic back/neck pain, (b) the prevalence of mental disorders among people with chronic back/neck pain, (c) which mental disorder had strongest associations with chronic back/neck pain, and (d) whether these associations are consistent across countries. Population surveys of community-dwelling adults were carried out in 17 countries in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and the South Pacific (N = 85,088). Mental disorders were assessed with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, third version (CIDI 3.0): anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder/agoraphobia, posttraumatic stress disorder, and social anxiety disorder), mood disorders (major depression and dysthymia), and alcohol abuse or dependence. Back/neck pain was ascertained by self-report. Between 10% and 42% reported chronic back/neck pain in the previous 12 months. After adjusting for age and sex, mental disorders were more common among persons with back/neck pain than among persons without. The pooled odds ratios were 2.3 [95% CI = 2.1-2.5] for mood disorders, 2.2 [95% CI = 2.1-2.4] for anxiety disorders, and 1.6 [95% CI = 1.4-1.9] for alcohol abuse/dependence in people with versus without chronic back/neck pain. Although prevalence rates of back/neck pain were generally lower than in previous reports, mental disorders were associated with chronic back/neck pain. The strength of association was stronger for mood and anxiety disorders than for alcohol abuse/dependence. The association of mental disorders with back/neck pain showed a consistent pattern across both developed and developing countries. © 2007 International Association for the Study of Pain.
Authors & Co-Authors
Demyttenaere, Koen
Belgium, Leuven
Ku Leuven– University Hospital Leuven
Bruffaerts, Ronny
Belgium, Leuven
Ku Leuven– University Hospital Leuven
Lee, Sing
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Posada-Villa, J. A.
Colombia, Fusagasuga
Universidad de Cundinamarca
Kovess - Masfety, Viviane
France, Paris
Fondation D'entreprise Mgen Pour la Santé Publique
Angermeyer, Matthias Claus
Germany, Leipzig
Universität Leipzig
Levinson, Daphna
Israel, Jerusalem
Ministry of Health
de Girolamo, Giovanni
Italy, Bologna
Azienda Usl Di Bologna
Nakane, Hideyuki
Japan, Sasebo
Nagasaki International University
Mneimneh, Zeina N.
Lebanon
Research and Applied Care Idrac
Lara, C.
Brazil, Vitoria-gasteiz
Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia Emescam
de Graaf, Ron
Netherlands, Utrecht
Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction
Scott, Kate Margaret
New Zealand, Dunedin
Otago Medical School
Gureje, Oye
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Stein, Dan J.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Haro, Josep Maria
Spain, Sant Boi de Llobregat
Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu
Bromet, Evelyn J.
United States, Stony Brook
Stony Brook University
Kessler, Ronald C.
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Alonso Caballero, J. L.
Spain, Barcelona
Institut Municipal D'investigacio Medica
von Korff, Michael R.
United States, Seattle
Group Health Cooperative
Statistics
Citations: 558
Authors: 20
Affiliations: 19
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.pain.2007.01.022
ISSN:
03043959
Research Areas
Mental Health
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study