Primary attributions in women suffering fibromyalgia emphasize the perception of a disruptive onset for a long-lasting pain problem

Cedraschi, Christine; Girard, Elodie Laure; Luthy, Christophe; Kossovsky, Michel; Desmeules, Jules Alexandre; Allaz, Anne-Françoise

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.12.014

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English

Primary attributions in women suffering fibromyalgia emphasize the perception of a disruptive onset for a long-lasting pain problem

ContributorsCedraschi, Christine; Girard, Elodie Laure; Luthy, Christophe; Kossovsky, Michel; Desmeules, Jules Alexandre; Allaz, Anne-Françoise

Published inJournal of psychosomatic research, vol. 74, no. 3, p. 265-269

Publication date2013

Abstract

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic musculoskeletal pain disorder characterized by widespread pain. This study focuses on patients' attributions of illness and of symptom onset.

Keywords

Causal attributions
Chronic pain
Fibromyalgia
Patients' perceptions
Qualitative methods

Affiliation entities

Research groups

Groupe Desmeules Jules (pharmacologie/toxicologie) (567)

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation - SNF-NRP 4053-104645

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CEDRASCHI, Christine et al. Primary attributions in women suffering fibromyalgia emphasize the perception of a disruptive onset for a long-lasting pain problem. In: Journal of psychosomatic research, 2013, vol. 74, n° 3, p. 265–269. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.12.014

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PID : unige:27060
DOI : 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.12.014
PMID : 23438720

Journal ISSN0022-3999

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Primary attributions in women suffering fibromyalgia emphasize the perception of a disruptive onset for a long-lasting pain problem

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic musculoskeletal pain disorder characterized by widespread pain. This study focuses on patients' attributions of illness and of symptom onset.

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