Pain symptoms in depression: Definition and clinical significance

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 390-395

  Katona, Cornelius ^a   Reveler, Robert ^b   Dowrick, Christopher ^c   Wessely, Simon ^d   Feinmann, Charlotte ^e   Gask, Linda ^f   Lloyd, Huw ^g   Williams, Amanda C De C ^h   Wager, Elizabeth ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^g Cadwgan Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Consensus; Definition; Depression; Pain

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DESIPRAMINE; DULOXETINE; FLUOXETINE; MIRTAZAPINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

DEPRESSION; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PAIN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 23844476481     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.5-4-390     Document Type: Review

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