Lindsey C McKernan

BACKGROUND: Although female sexual dysfunction (FSD) and low sexual self-efficacy are common in patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), existing measures of these constructs do not fully capture unique challenges…

OBJECTIVE: Chronic pain and borderline personality disorder (BPD) are commonly comorbid and jointly associated with increased symptoms of both disorders and clinical and functional impairment. Little is known, however, about specific links …

OBJECTIVE: Evidence supports high rates of co-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain disorders involving central sensitization (CS). The nature of this relationship, however, remains relatively unexplored. In th…