Two faces of chronic pain: distinct psychosocial profiles in headache and fibromyalgia
While both conditions are linked to psychosocial impairment, fibromyalgia was associated with higher pain intensity and stronger correlations with psychological dysfunction, while chronic headache showed more selective associations, particularly involving perceived interference with mood and ruminative thinking.
Authors
- Roberta Ferrucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5109-9483)
- Angelica De Sandi
- Maurizio Vergari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5350-8014)
- Angelica Marfoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7324-577X)
- Filippo Cogiamanian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7810-5281)
- Denise Mellace
- Alberto Priori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1549-3851)
- Barbara Poletti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4398-2051)
- Edoardo Nicolò Aiello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8902-7733)
- Gabriella Pravettoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9135-2938)
- Carlo Manzoni
Institutions
- AOL (United States) (US)
- University of Milan (IT)
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico (IT)
- IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- European Institute of Oncology (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
- Published
- 2025-08-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/d586el
- Primary Topic
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00