Objectives. To explore the effect of pain symptoms and improvements in pain on depression
outcomes. Methods. We analyzed data from A Randomized Trial Investigating SSRI …

Objective Pain commonly coexists with depression, but its impact on treatment outcomes
has not been well studied. Therefore, we prospectively evaluated the impact of comorbid …

Pain and depression are the most prevalent physical and psychological symptom-based
disorders, respectively, and co-occur 30 to 50% of the time. However, their reciprocal …

Objective: Pain is prevalent in patients with depression. The purpose of this study was to
determine the impact of pain on depression treatment outcomes. Methods: Data was …

Because depression and painful symptoms commonly occur together, we conducted a
literature review to determine the prevalence of both conditions and the effects of …

Methods This was a cross-sectional analysis of adults≥ 18 years in the 2009–2010 National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The cohort was stratified into: no pain/depression …

Even though chronic pain is comorbid with a broad array of mental disorders [6], it is its co-
occurrence with depression that has been most studied [1]. Studies in the community and in …

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to provide estimates of the prevalence and
strength of association between major depression and chronic pain in a primary care …

Objective: To examine the effect of depression treatment on medical and social outcomes for
individuals with chronic pain and depression. People with chronic pain and depression have …

1. Background Chronic pain and depression are each prevalent and often co-occur. 5
Although the underlying mechanism of the interaction between pain and depression is not …