Depression is one of the most common comorbidities of many chronic medical diseases
including cancer and cardiovascular, metabolic, inflammatory and neurological disorders …

Both sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are involved in regulating pain
states. The activity of these systems seems to become disturbed in states of chronic pain …

Chronic pain is commonly co-morbid with a depressive or anxiety disorder. Objective of this
study is to examine the influence of depression, along with anxiety, on pain-related …

OBJECTIVE: To provide an overview of the role of anxiety disorders in medical illness.
METHOD: The Anxiety Disorders Association of America held a multidisciplinary conference …

Background Anxiety has been a common mental state during the epidemic of Coronavirus
Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is usually closely related to somatization. However, no study …

The bidirectional relationship between depression and chronic pain is well-recognized, but
their clinical management remains challenging. Here we characterize the shared risk factors …

Background Chronic pain is often accompanied by short-term memory deficit and
depression. Currently, it is believed that short-term memory deficit and depression are …

Background: Medically unexplained physical symptoms, commonly referred to as functional
somatic symptoms (FSS), are common in pediatric medical settings and associated with …

Over the past 20 years, clinical and preclinical studies point to the anterior cingulate cortex
(ACC) as a site of interest for several neurological and psychiatric conditions. The ACC …

The combination of pain and depression or anxiety is commonly seen in clinical practice.
Little is known about the influence of pain on psychopathology over time, as previous …