The diagnosis of depression based on specific criteria, all psychological. But depression can also cause physical pain it is interesting to consider factors like gravity …
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A major survey by the World Health Organization (WHO), physical pain is prevalent among people with severe depression and should be considered.
Until now, the diagnosis of depression was based mainly on conventional diagnostic criteria of DSM IV (American International classification of psychiatric disorders), which include sadness, fatigue, disinterest, sleep disorders, worthlessness, slowed, etc..
For the first time, in addition to the DSM IV, the pain complaints were explored using three questions:
- Have you suffered from back pain or neck, or have you received treatment for such pain during the last twelve months?
- Have you suffered from frequent headaches and intense, or have you received treatment for such pain during the last twelve months?
- Have you suffered any lasting pain, or have you received treatment for such pain during the last twelve months?
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Physical pain reflect the severity of depression
We find with this study that the pain is very common. They affect almost half of depressed subjects. More precisely, 49.7% of persons with depression reported at least three complaints of pain described above. Reported in the general population, this figure means that the risk of pain is twice as high among depressed than among nondepressed.
Moreover, the intensity of pain increases with that of depression: severe pain were reported by 52% of people with severe depression, against 36% in cases of mild depression.
Key points of the association of psychiatric and physical?
That physical pain are often part of the symptoms of depression and they reflect the intensity of depression. It is therefore very important to take account of this association. Note that the depressed who have body aches consult less and later for their psychological problems. Muscle aches, chest, headache disorders are not specific to depression, they are considered regardless of their mental state. But the pain complaints associated with depression exacerbate functional disability and professional, with twice as many disability days per month (9.4 days) compared to a vacuum without body pain …
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