Relationship Between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Chronic Pain-Related Symptom Domains Among Military Active Duty Service Members.

Objective: This study examined the relationships between symptom domains relevant to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis, PTSD screening, and chronic pain-related symptoms (pain intensity, pain interference, physical function, fatigue, depression, anxiety, anger, satisfaction with social roles) experienced by active duty military service members with chronic pain.

Design: ross-sectional study.

Setting: This study was conducted at the Interdisciplinary Pain Management Center (IPMC) at Madigan Army Medical Center between 2014 and 2018.