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Somatic, Affective, and Pain Characteristics of Chronic TMD Patients with Sexual Versus Physical Abuse Histories
1Univ Florida, Coll Hlth Profess, Dept Clin & Hlth Psychol, Gainesville, FL 32610 USA
2Univ Florida, Coll Dent, Div Publ Hlth Serv & Res, Gainesville, FL USA
3Univ Cincinnati, Childrens Hosp, Sch Med, Med Ctr, Cincinnati, OH USA
4Univ Florida, Coll Dent, Div Facial Pain, Gainesville, FL USA
*Corresponding Author(s): Michael E. Robinson E-mail: merobin@nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu
Aims: This study examined whether temporomandibular disorder (TMD) patients with sexual versus physical abuse histories differ in their pain report, psychological distress, and somatic symptoms. Methods: Participants were 114 female TMD patients. The sample was divided into 3 groups based on abuse history: sexual abuse, physical abuse, or no abuse. Abuse histories were assessed with a structured clinical interview. Measures used included the McGill Pain Questionnaire, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Pennebaker Inventory of Limbic Languidness. Group differences were analyzed by analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc comparisons. Results: Temporomandibular disorder patients with a history of physical abuse reported significantly more pain, anxiety, and depressive symptoms than did patients with a history of sexual abuse or no history of abuse. Furthermore, the results suggest that TMD patients with a sexual abuse history are not significantly different from patients with no abuse history across the domains studied. Conclusion: Based on the differences found, it can be argued that assessment of physical abuse histories by appropriately trained clinicians should be a routine part of any multimodal assessment of female chronic TMD patients.
temporomandibular joint disorders; pain measurement; psychological tests; facial pain; sexual abuse; domestic violence; affective symptoms
Lisa C. Campbell,Joseph L Riley III,Susmita Kasbikar-Zuck,Henry Gremillian,Michael E. Robinson. Somatic, Affective, and Pain Characteristics of Chronic TMD Patients with Sexual Versus Physical Abuse Histories. Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache. 2000. 14(2);112-119.
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