Intervention Helps Reduce Pain And Depression | Arthritis Information

 

For patients who experience pain and depression, common co-existing conditions, an intervention that included individually tailored antidepressant therapy and a pain self-management program resulted in greater improvement in the symptoms of these conditions than patients who received usual care, according to a study in the May 27 issue of JAMA.

Pain complaints account for more than 40 percent of all symptom-related outpatient visits, and depression is present in 10 percent to 15 percent of all patients who receive primary care. Pain and depression frequently co-exist (30 percent-50 percent co-occurrence), effect the treatment responsiveness of each, and have adverse effects on quality of life, disability, and health care costs, according to background information in the article.

bumping... because we have friends in need! I have been very fortunate to have physicians who recognize and threat both pain and depression without hesitation.

The grey blanket of depression is detrimental, as Snow Owl says, to our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects.

To sunny, pain free days, and balance in all aspects of our lives!
This is so important to healing our bodies and our minds.  Lindy
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