TY - JOUR T1 - Fibromyalgia in men: comparison of psychological features with women. JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 2464 LP - 2467 VL - 31 IS - 12 AU - Muhammad B Yunus AU - Reyhan Celiker AU - Jean C Aldag Y1 - 2004/12/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/31/12/2464.abstract N2 - OBJECTIVE: To describe possible differences in psychological factors in men compared to women with fibromyalgia syndrome (FM). METHODS: Forty men and 160 women with FM were evaluated for anxiety, stress, and depression measured by ordinal scales and validated psychological instruments. Clinical and psychological variables were evaluated by a protocol. RESULTS: Both men and women scored high in the psychological variables measured but the results were not significantly different between them. CONCLUSION: There was no significant difference between men and women with FM in their psychological status. ER -