title: Diagnosing depression in patients with chronic facial pain.
abstract: Depression is a common serious disorder that has a high comorbidity with chronic facial pain. This article provides an overview of the clinical presentation, pathophysiology and diagnosis of depression. In particular, it addresses some of the problems associated with identifying depressive symptoms in dental patients who have chronic facial pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0840, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Korszun
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ship
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology