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RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


Human Studies


2021 Jul 08


Am J Gastroenterol

Pain Experience in Pancreatitis: Strong Association of Genetic Risk Loci for Anxiety and PTSD in Patients With Severe, Constant, and Constant-Severe Pain.

Authors

Dunbar EK, Greer PJ, Amann ST, Alkaade S, Banks P, Brand R, Conwell DL, Forsmark CE, Gardner TB, Guda NM, Lewis MD, Machicado JD, Muniraj T, Papachristou GI, Romagnuolo J, Sandhu BS, Sherman S, Slivka A, Wilcox MC, Yadav D, et al.
Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 Jul 08.
PMID: 34236339.

Abstract

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 post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with pain in CP and RAP + CP subjects.