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Wednesday, November, 11, 2009

Why Does Depression Cause Physical Pain?

Health Encyclopedia: Depression Suicide And Complications

Complications of Depression


Depression is often chronic, with episodes of recurrence and improvement. Approximately one-third of patients with a single episode of major depression will have another episode within 1 year after discontinuing treatment, and more than 50% will have a recurrence at some point in their lives. Depression is more likely to recur if the first episode was severe or prolonged, or if there have been recurrences. To date, even newer antidepressants have failed to achieve perm...

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Expert & Community Posts

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The Many Flavors of Sadness
By Merely Me , Health Expert

...describe the endless varieties and subtleties of depression. As a life long sufferer of... Read more »

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Deformity, Depression and Disability—The Chain of Events that Must be Broken
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...in turn could lead to feelings of inadequacy and depression.   An article in the March, 2007... Read more »

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Genital Herpes and Depression
By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert

... Most say that they feel utterly alone. This is depression. Depression affects around 19... Read more »

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Why Pain is Important
By Merely Me , Health Expert

...times when I can find no great external cause for my depression.  Our biology is sometimes... Read more »

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Stress and Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...likely than the general population to experience depression because the painful limitations of... Read more »

Health Guide

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Depression
...This in turn could lead to a poor self-image, which in turn could lead to feelings of inadequacy and depression.  An article in the March, 2007 edition of "Arthritis Care and Research" focused... Read more »
ADHD and Depression
One out of every four adults with ADD/ADHD also suffers from symptoms of depression.  When there are co-existing conditions, it can be harder to diagnose and treat ADHD.  The symptoms may overlap... Read more »
Anxiety Disorders Associated with Migraine Disease
...asthma attacks... Physicians are becoming more aware of the importance of recognizing and treating depression... Our study shows that Migraine is also very common and that similar efforts are... Read more »
Depression in Women with Migraine Linked to Childhood Abuse
...“My main message from this work is that a history of abuse is more common in persons with migraine, depression, and other painful symptoms than in those with migraine alone. It is possible that... Read more »
Symptoms of Anxiety
... Restlessness Feeling as if you are going crazy (most often during a panic attack) Depression or mood swings Physical Symptoms There are a number of different... Read more »

Medications

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...vaginal bleeding mental/mood changes (e.g., anxiety, depression) Tell your doctor... Read more »

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...hair loss (reversible) mental/mood changes (e.g., depression, confusion, memory problems) ... Read more »

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...swelling ankles/feet mental/mood changes (e.g., depression) numbness/tingling of arms/legs ... Read more »

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...easy bruising/bleeding mental/mood changes (e.g., depression, nervousness) seizures A... Read more »

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...effects occur: mental/mood changes (e.g., severe depression, memory loss) vision changes... Read more »

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