Estimating the longitudinal association between pain characteristics and clinical outcomes in young people with mental ill-health

VA Oosterwijk; CX Gao; J Menssink; J Nguyen; K Filia; AE Watson; H Herrman; SE Hetrick; AG Parker; IB Hickie; D Rickwood; PD McGorry; SM Cotton; L Schmaal; SD Tagliaferri

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Estimating the longitudinal association between pain characteristics and clinical outcomes in young people with mental ill-health

VA Oosterwijk, CX Gao, J Menssink, J Nguyen, K Filia, AE Watson, H Herrman, SE Hetrick, AG Parker, IB Hickie, D Rickwood, PD McGorry, SM Cotton, L Schmaal, SD Tagliaferri

Psychological Medicine | Cambridge University Press (CUP) | Published : 2025

DOI: 10.1017/S0033291725101104

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Abstract

Background. Mental ill-health has a major impact on young people, with pain often co-occurring. We estimated the prevalence and impact of pain in young people with mental ill-health. Methods. Longitudinal data (baseline and three-month follow-up) of 1,107 Australian young people (aged 12–25 years) attending one of five youth mental health services. Multi-level linear mixed models estimated associations between pain characteristics (frequency, intensity, and limitations) and outcomes with false discovery rate (FDR) adjustment. Pain characteristics were baseline-centered to estimate if the baseline score (between-participant effect) and/or change from baseline (within-participant effect) was a..

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Keywords

Mental Illness

Serious Mental Illness

Pain Research

3202 Clinical Sciences

3 Good Health and Well Being

Chronic Pain

Youth

Psychiatry

32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences

Behavioral and Social Science