The inverse relationship between depression and pain severity warrants further investigation, while routine psychological screening and multidisciplinary care remain essential.
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The inverse relationship between depression and pain severity warrants further investigation, while routine psychological screening and multidisciplinary care remain essential.
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- Pain and Depressive Symptoms: Exploring Cognitive Fusion and Self-Compassion in a Moderated Mediation Model (2018) · doi
being touched by one´s suffering, with a motivation to alleviate it) have been hypothesized as relevant psychological processes in physical and mental health, but few studies have addressed them in CP, and none in a comprehensive model relating pain intensity and depressive symptoms.
Keywords: touched suffering motivation alleviate hypothesized relevant psychological processes physical mental health addressed them none comprehensive - Stress, Loneliness and Resilience in the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Chronic Pain (2026) · doi
Although our study focused on how ACEs influence chronic pain via psychological mediators, future research should explore whether chronic pain, in turn, affects stress, loneliness, and resilience.
Keywords: chronic pain focused aces influence psychological mediators future explore whether turn affects stress loneliness resilience - Exploring the link between anxiety, depression and somatization with pain severity in chronic low back pain patients: a survey at a tertiary care hospital (2026) · doi
The inverse relationship between depression and pain severity warrants further investigation, while routine psychological screening and multidisciplinary care remain essential.
Keywords: inverse relationship depression pain severity warrants further investigation routine psychological screening multidisciplinary care remain essential
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