The diagnostic depression based on specific criteria, all psychological. But the depression can also cause pain physical it is interesting to consider factors like gravity ...
The depression reached the body and mind ...
A major survey by the World Health Organization (WHO), the physical pain are very common among people with depression severe and should be considered.
Until now, the diagnosis of depression based mainly on conventional diagnostic criteria of DSM IV (American International classification psychiatric disorders), Which include sadness, fatigue, disinterest, sleep disorders, Worthlessness, slowed, etc..
For the first time, in addition to the DSM IV, complaints painful were explored using three questions:
1) Have you suffered pain back or neck, or have you received treatment for such painDuring the last twelve months?
2) Have you suffered from frequent headaches and intense, or have you received treatment for such painDuring the last twelve months?
3) Have you suffered from any other pain sustainable, or have you received treatment for such painDuring the last twelve months?
Physical pain reflect the severity of depression
We find with this study that pain are very frequent. They affect almost half of subjects depressed. More precisely, 49.7% of People with depression reported at least three complaints painful described above. Reported in the general population, this figure indicates that the risk pain is twice as high among depressive than among non-depressed.
Moreover, the intensity of pain increases with that of depression : Sharp pains are 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 pain Physical Very often part of symptoms depression and they reflect the intensity of the depression.
It is therefore very important to take account of this association. Note that the depressed presenting bodily pain consult less and later for their psychological problems. Pain muscle, Thoracic headache not specific disorders of depression, they are considered regardless of their mental state.
But complaints painful associated with depression worse functional disability and professional, with twice as many disability days per month (9.4 days) compared to depression without body pain ...
