PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Muhammad B Yunus
AU  - Reyhan Celiker
AU  - Jean C Aldag
TI  - Fibromyalgia in men: comparison of psychological features with women.
DP  - 2004 Dec 01
TA  - The Journal of Rheumatology
PG  - 2464--2467
VI  - 31
IP  - 12
4099  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/31/12/2464.short
4100  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/31/12/2464.full
SO  - J Rheumatol2004 Dec 01; 31
AB  - 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.