Fibromyalgia is a form of nonarticular rheumatism characterized by
diffuse musculoskeletal pain. To investigate the relationship between
fibromyalgia and major affective disorder, the authors evaluated 31
patients with fibromyalgia and 14 patients with rheumatoid arthritis for
rates of current or past major affective disorder and family history of
major affective disorder. Both the rate of major affective disorder and the
familial prevalence of major affective disorder were significantly higher
in the fibromyalgia patients than the rheumatoid arthritis patients. The
results suggest that fibromyalgia may be related to major affective
disorder.Abstract Teaser