Associations between personality traits and pain experiences in trigeminal neuralgia

In patients with TN, neuroticism was not associated with pain. However, higher levels of neuroticism were associated with higher levels of anxiety and depression, and higher levels of anxiety and depression were associated with higher pain catastrophizing or pain frequency, and lower pain acceptance. These results can be used to establish individualized treatments for patients with TN, that focus on their emotional states according to personality traits, such as adapting psychological therapies differently for individuals with high neuroticism.