Low back pain patients in a psychiatric population
Maruta, T.; Swanson, D.W.; Swenson, W.M.
Mayo Clinic Proceedings 51(1): 57-61
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-6196 PMID: 129590 Document Number: 98175
Thirty-one patients with low back pain resistant to medical and surgical treatment were studied. On admission to the psychiatric service, these patients revealed apparent features of conversion and hysterical personality, as characterized also by the MMPI profile. During hospitalization, however, there was increased appearance and recognition of anxious-depressive features. We suggest that these patients should be treated by the combined approach of supportive psychotherapy and physiotherapy, with appropriate use of antidepressants.