To what extent do anxiety and depression interact with chronic pain?
In 61 patients with generalized musculoskeletal pain, severity of anxiety and depression correlated significantly with self-reported impact of illness and physician-rated disability. Depression was significantly associated with pain-frequency, whereas anxiety was unrelated. Depressed mood was more closely tied to patients' ability to function than to their experience of pain.
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Department of Psychiatry and Anaesthesia, University of Toronto, Ontario.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009209:Myofascial Pain Syndromes / Q000523:psychology; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012803:Sick Role