Correspondence Melissa Echevarria Baez, Pain Clinic G-38, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa, FL. Email: melissa.echevarria-baez@va.gov Abstract It is projected that by 2033 the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) will have at least a 10% increase in service utilization among female veterans (Yano et al., 2010), with that number rising each year. Research in the general population has revealed mixed but important findings surrounding the experience and manifestation of chronic pain across gender; therefore, it is important to continue exploration of these characteristics in veteran samples to inform chronic pain treatment efforts in the VA system. The current study explored personality and psychological differences between male and female veterans in an inpatient pain rehabilitation program, using the restructured form of the MMPI2 (MMPI2RF). Analyses revealed fewer psychological and personality differences in female and male veterans with chronic pain than expected, with both groups endorsing high levels of somatic and internalizing difficulties and similar psychological processes underlying pain outcomes. Gender differences demonstrating larger effect sizes are explored, and implications for chronic pain treatment are discussed.

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住院跨学科慢性疼痛项目中男女退伍军人的心理和性格差异

通讯作者 Melissa Echevarria Baez，疼痛诊所 G-38，James A. Haley 退伍军人医院，佛罗里达州坦帕市。电子邮件：melissa.echevarria-baez@va.gov 摘要 预计到 2033 年，退伍军人健康管理局 (VHA) 的女性退伍军人服务利用率将至少增加 10%（Yano 等，2010），其中数量逐年上升。对普通人群的研究揭示了关于跨性别慢性疼痛的经历和表现的复杂但重要的发现；因此，重要的是继续探索退伍军人样本中的这些特征，为 VA 系统中的慢性疼痛治疗工作提供信息。目前的研究探讨了住院疼痛康复计划中男性和女性退伍军人之间的性格和心理差异，使用重组形式的 MMPI2 (MMPI2RF)。分析显示，患有慢性疼痛的女性和男性退伍军人的心理和性格差异比预期的要小，两组都认可高度的躯体和内化困难以及疼痛结果背后的相似心理过程。探讨了证明更大效应量的性别差异，并讨论了对慢性疼痛治疗的影响。