title: Linking chronic pain and depression.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Patients experiencing chronic pain often seem to develop depression. Much research has been carried out into the potential biological, social and psychological links between the two.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite the quantity of research, this review of the literature reveals that few firm conclusions can be drawn from our knowledge to date.
authors.affiliation: Glenfield General Hospital, Leicester.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D011603:Psychophysiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index