Back Pain Depression
A recent survey suggests that people with chronic back pain are more likely to suffer from depression than the general population. Sixty-one percent of poll respondents reported a diagnosis of depression, compared with the 5 percent depression rate that experts say exists in the population at large.
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Anti-Depressants and Chronic Low Back Pain: Not Always a Happy...
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Finding the Best Medication to Treat Low Back Pain
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Depression caused by Chronic Pain
All aboard! Anyone with chronic pain can have a free ticket aboard this street car named "Depression". We expect standing room only today... Read more »
Back to School Blues: Symptoms of Depression in College Students
Sleeping all day, skipping class, binge drinking – they’re hallmarks of the college experience for many students, but they’re also... Read more »
Can Chronic Pain be Prevented? The Role of Fear and Distress
How can chronic pain be prevented? Oh that I and the insurance companies knew the answer to that question! The key is to identify those... Read more »
From Our Sources
Depression
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Blues; Gloom; Sadness; MelancholyHome CareIf you are depressed for 2 weeks or longer, you should contact your doctor, who can offer treatment... Read more »
Catastrophizing and Pain Expectations Related to Time with Non...
Source: eOrthopod
Spinal pain, or back pain, is very common in the Western world. In fact, it affects up to 80 percent of people at least one time in their life.... Read more »
Connection Between Depression and Pain Is Weak
Source: eOrthopod
It's long been thought that depression and chronic pain were tightly connected. Both depression and chronic pain are common disorders in the Western... Read more »
Back Pain and Sciatica: Introduction
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Overview:Back pain can be acute, subacute, or chronic, and more commonly occurs in the lower area of the back. Acute back pain develops suddenly... Read more »
Back pain: low
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Pain felt in your lower back may come from the spine, muscles, nerves, or other structures in that region. It may also radiate from other areas like... Read more »
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