Chronic pain and mental health disorders are common in the general population, and
epidemiological studies suggest that a bidirectional relationship exists between these 2 …

Chronic pain broadly encompasses both objectively defined conditions and idiopathic
conditions that lack physical findings. Despite variance in origin or pathogenesis, these …

Fibromyalgia is a disorder that is part of a spectrum of syndromes that lack precise
classification. It is often considered as part of the global overview of functional somatic …

Chronic pain is a common pain condition. Some psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and
depression, are also common in the general population. Epidemiological studies found that …

Fibromyalgia and depression might represent two manifestations of affective spectrum
disorder. They share similar pathophysiology and are largely targeted by the same drugs …

METHODS: This was a cross-sectional, multicenter prospective study. Patients were
screened with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale questionnaire. A Hospital Anxiety …

Background Fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, and Sjögren's syndrome
are chronic rheumatic diseases with very different clinical characteristics, but which share …

Importance The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines in 2016
recommended avoiding concurrent use of opioids and benzodiazepines. Objective To …

Fibromyalgia syndrome has a strong clinical and social impact affecting the personal, family
and working life of the sufferer. The presence of depressive symptoms is associated with …

Pain in fibromyalgia (FM) is accompanied by a heterogeneous series of other symptoms,
which strongly affect patients' quality of life and interfere with social and work performance …