Editorial: Personality and Disease: New Directions in Modern Research

Perfil psicopatológico y de personalidad en dolor crónico no oncológico nociceptivo y neuropático: Estudio transversal comparativo

“…Therefore, the high prevalence of maladaptive scores could suggest that the stable predispositions that constitute personality have been affected by the chronic pain ( Chang et al, 2017 ; González et al, 2007 ; Gustin et al, 2015 ; Ibrahim et al, 2020 ). Although both groups show multiple relationships, the scores indicative of depressive and anxiety psychopathology suggest greater involvement for the clinical syndromes and personality patterns of the neuropathic group, showing that when faced with neuropathy and comorbidity, the clinical condition is aggravated and the prognosis worsened ( Aho et al, 2022 ; Chang et al, 2017 ; Colloca et al, 2017 ; Galli et al, 2021 ; Park et al, 2020 ; Yang et al, 2019 ).…”

“…The type of strategies and skills for facing stressful situations are influenced by each individual’s personality ( Dixon-Gordon et al, 2018 ; Lennox Thompson et al, 2020 ; Torres, 2018 ; Williams et al, 2020 ), which, in turn, can be affected by the chronic pain itself ( Kato et al, 2017 ; Millon & Davis, 1998 ; Naylor et al, 2017 ). The traits and personality patterns when faced with a continuous stressor, in this case chronic pain, create less adaptive responses, boosting each other ( Shapiro et al, 2020 ) and not only jeopardizing the clinical prognosis but also affecting numerous areas of life ( Galli et al, 2021 ).…”

“…Often, psychological interventions are established after failing to consider the psychological and personality factors ( Naylor et al, 2017 ), which are essential in interpreting and processing painful experiences. There is an increasing need to comprehensively analyze these constructs when evaluating patients with chronic pain to individually plan the treatment ( Colloca et al, 2017 ; Eccleston & Crombez, 2017 ; Edwards et al, 2016 ; Galli et al, 2021 ; Ibrahim et al, 2020 ; Obbarius et al, 2020 ).…”