Why the study?
Does the presence of chronic painful physical conditions predict major depressive disorder in the general population?
Does the presence of chronic painful physical conditions predict major depressive disorder in the general population?
Chronic painful physical conditions are strongly associated with major depressive disorder, suggesting that patients seeking consultation for chronic pain should be systematically evaluated for depression.
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Chronic painful physical conditions were associated with major depressive disorder; cross-sectional data leave open prospective prediction and screening utility.
Ohayon et al. (2003) studied this question.
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