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[Association between fear of stigma, depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with somatoform pain disorder].

OBJECTIVES: There is still poor acceptance for pain without somatic causes, and patients with somatoform pain disorder carry a stigma per se. The aim of this study was to identify predictors of fear of stigma including depression, anxiety and somatisation among patients with somatoform pain disorder.

METHODS: 132 patients with somatoform pain disorder were investigated by using the Link Stigma Questionnaire, the Beck Depression Inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Whiteley-Index, and the Checklist for Somatisation.

RESULTS: Multiple linear regression analysis showed a significant positive association between fear of stigma and symptoms of depression and a negative association with patients' age.

CONCLUSIONS: This is one of the first studies investigating this question among patients with somatoform pain disorder. Findings might indicate the importance of depressive symptoms for developing fear of stigma.

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