Abstract
Anxiety and depression are some of the most frequent symptoms that the diagnosed patients of fibromialgy suffer. These dysfunctions don't seem to be the cause but they increase their main symptoms and constitute a singular characteristic in their diagnosis. The objective of this study was to corroborate the existent relationship between anxiety and depression in people with fibromialgy, as well as to verify if these patients present a specific profile for this pathology. The answers of anxiety and depression of a group of 36 patient with fibromialgy have been compared with another group of 44 subject with non-fibromialgic chronic pain, and with a third group of 34 healthy people (control). All subjects were evaluated through a double blind procedure, using anxiety and depression questionnaires. Results indicate the existence of a specific profile in patients with fibromialgy regarding anxiety and depression that allows a better characterization of this pathology and therefore can contribute to their differential diagnosis.
