Psychiatric Disorders in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS): The Role of the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist

Table 2

Demographic data with mean value (±SD); median (range).

Male/female	18/46
Age at onset of pain	49.6 years (±13.1 years)
Age at last consultation	53.6 years (±12.8 years)
Time period between onset of pain and outpatient admission	1.6 years (±2.5); 0.5 years (immediately,13.3 years)
Time period between diagnosis and outpatient presentation	0.4 years (±1.0); 0.02 years (immediately, 7.5 years)
Treatment period	2.4 years (±3.6); 0.6 years (one consultation up to 15 years)
Number of consultations	23 (±37); 9 (1,190 consultations)
Upper/lower extremities	56/8
CRPS type I/type II	43/21
Number of patients with surgery before onset of CRPS	47

The VAS value of all 64 patients was 5.0 ± 2.5. Value at the end of therapy: 3.6 ± 2.1 ().