Psychopathology amongst acute and chronic patients with occupationally related upper limb pain versus accident injuries of the upper limbs

Subjects included five groups of women: (a) acute patients with occupational upper limb pain, (b) chronic patients with occupational upper limb pain, (c) acute patients with accident injuries of the upper limbs, (d) chronic patients with accident injuries of the upper limbs, and (e) non-injured keyboard operators. Psychopathology, as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory; Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; and the personality...