Article
Pain Experience in Pancreatitis: Strong Association of Genetic Risk Loci for Anxiety and PTSD in Patients With Severe, Constant, and Constant-Severe Pain.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Oct 2021
Dunbar Ellyn K, Greer Phil J, Amann Stephen T, Alkaade Samer, Banks Peter, Brand Randall, Conwell Darwin L, Forsmark Christopher E, Gardner Timothy B, Guda Nalini M, Lewis Michele D, Machicado Jorge D, Muniraj Thiruvengadam, Papachristou Georgios I, Romagnuolo Joseph, Sandhu Bimaljit S, Sherman Stuart, Slivka Adam, Wilcox C Mel, Yadav Dhiraj, Whitcomb David C
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP) and chronic pancreatitis (CP) are progressive inflammatory syndromes with variable features. Pain is the primary feature that contributes to low physical and mental quality of life with a third of patients reporting severe pain. Pain experience is worsened by depression. Here, we tested the hypothesis that genetic risk of the psychiatric conditions of anxiety and...
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