Study: 4 in 10 adults with chronic pain report depression, anxiety
Approximately 40 percent of adults with chronic pain experience depression or anxiety, according to a review published online March 7 in JAMA Network Open.
Mar 10, 2025
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Nervous System Diseases: News and Research on Fibromyalgia
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New study highlights mental toll of invalidating chronic illness symptoms
A new study of Australians living with chronic physical health conditions has found family members and doctors often dismiss their experiences, leading to significant mental distress.
Feb 13, 2025
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Incident gabapentin use not linked to increase in falls vs. duloxetine
Incident use of gabapentin is not associated with an increase in fall-related hospital visits compared with duloxetine use, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Jan 7, 2025
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Fibromyalgia: Why is this common, debilitating condition being ignored in male patients?
Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by muscle pain throughout the body, fatigue, sleep problems and cognitive difficulties. The condition predominantly affects women, but men can also suffer from it. However, ...
Nov 20, 2024
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Prepared for pain? The impact of the nocebo effect on people with chronic pain
People who have negative expectations about a treatment actually experience more pain. Merve Karacaoglu discovered in her Ph.D. research that anxious and pessimistic individuals are particularly susceptible to this nocebo ...
Sep 9, 2024
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Anxiety and depression linked to chronic pain in children
Young people with chronic pain are three times more likely than their peers to also have clinical anxiety or depression, a new review has found.
Sep 9, 2024
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How stress might be the root of problems like pain, ulcers and a broken heart
The English actor Kate Beckinsale recently lost her stepfather. She experienced such intense grief at the loss that it "burned a hole" in her esophagus, causing her to "vomit copious amounts of blood." Beckinsale spent six ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Depression, anxiety, fibromyalgia common with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis
Approximately four in 10 patients with osteoarthritis (OA) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have anxiety, depression, or fibromyalgia, according to a study published online July 16 in ACR Open Rheumatology.
Jul 24, 2024
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Understanding the roots of chronic pain—research suggests new target for analgesics
A team of researchers led by Oscar Sánchez-Carranza in Professor Gary Lewin's lab at the Max Delbrück Center have identified a new function for the PIEZO2 protein—in mediating chronic pain hypersensitivity. The research suggests ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Study shows mobile app therapy leads to significant improvement in fibromyalgia management
New research led by the University of Cincinnati and Swing Therapeutics found that a self-guided smartphone-based behavioral therapy led to significant improvements for patients with fibromyalgia.
Jul 9, 2024
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