title: Assessing and managing pain and major depression with medical comorbidities.
abstract: Chronic pain is the leading reason patients see their primary care physician, and the burden of pain and depression in those with medical illness is particularly severe. Improving depressive symptoms can decrease physical symptoms in many patients, but these patients may require a different treatment strategy than those with depression alone. This activity provides guidance on recognizing and accurately diagnosing pain and major depression, managing these conditions using assessment tools and measurement-based care, avoiding unwanted side effects and drug interactions, and properly matching patients to appropriate treatments.
authors.affiliation: From the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis.
authors.forename: W Clay
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012720:Severity of Illness Index