Personality-related core beliefs in patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia plus depression: A comparison with depressed and healthy control groups

• DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2014.990510
• Publication Date: 2014-12-26T15:33:57Z
• Authors: Ibrahim Taymur; Kadir Ozdel; Ibrahim Gundogdu; Canan Efe; Riza Gokcer Tulaci; Aysegul Kervancioglu
• Keywords: Depression

Background: Personality has an important role in understanding both fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and major depressive disorder (MDD). Aims: This study considers the question that specific personality features may characterize depressed FMS patients. Materials methods: To this end, 125 individuals were included study: 40 of them diagnosed with FMS+ MDD, MDD only 45 healthy controls. Individual Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Belief Questionnaire-Short Form (PBQ-SF) scores compared between three groups. Results: The mean for each domain PBQ-SF highest group lowest appeared control group. Dependent obsessive–compulsive higher (t = 2.510, P 0.014 t 2.240, 0.028, respectively) comparison FM+ However, difference disappeared when controlled depression severity. Conclusions: Although some common are evident patients, it seems differences identified primarily related to symptom