The Deficit of Pain Inhibition in Fibromyalgia Is More Pronounced in Patients With Comorbid Depressive Symptoms

Abstract

We found that FM+D patients have a more pronounced deficit in pain inhibition as well increased clinical pain. As such, these results show the usefulness of combining psychologic factors and psychophysical measures to identify subgroups of FM patients. These results may have implications for future treatment of FM patients with and without comorbid depressive symptoms.