[en] Evidence exists that chronic pain partially consumes the limited attentional resources, with the consequence that controlled processes sustaining cognitive tasks are affected and that automatic processes are preserved, Fibromyalgia syndrome is consistently rated as more severe than other chronic painful conditions. It is assumed here that fibromyalgia is more attention-demanding, leading to a more pronounced decrease of the controlled processes in comparison with other chronic painful conditions. In this perspective, Study 1 compares fibromyalgia patients, patients with localized pain and healthy subjects in a procedure separately estimating the within-task contributions of controlled and automatic processes in a cued recall task. As predicted. controlled processes are more affected in fibromyalgia patients related to the group with localized pain. Unexpectedly. contribution of automatic Processes is increased in fibromyalgia. Study 2 replicates these results and reveals that memory functioning in fibromyalgia patients is related to their painful condition as a whole rather than to any particular patient's characteristics.
Disciplines :
Neurology Treatment & clinical psychology
Author, co-author :
Grisart, Jacques; Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL
Van der Linden, Martial ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cognitives > Psychopathologie cognitive
Masquelier, Etienne; Université de Genève - UNIGE
Language :
English
Title :
Controlled processes and automaticity in memory functioning in fibromyalgia patients: Relation with emotional distress and hypervigilance
Publication date :
December 2002
Journal title :
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
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