Search Results for 'Pain'

Antidepressant eases radiation-related mouth pain in head, n...

An oral rinse of the antidepressant doxepin significantly eased pain associated with oral mucositis in patients receiving radiation therapy for cancers of the head and neck, a study led by Mayo Clinic found. The findings were presented at [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2012 | Comments : 0

Depression in old age: Fighting a malady spurred by grief, p...

For Nancy King, the start of depression was the death of her husband when she was in her mid-60s. An on-the-job back injury for nursing aide Dee Miller caused her chronic pain in her late 60s, sinking her mood and erasing her desire to ge [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression Increases Perception of Arthritis-Related Pain

For older adults experiencing sadness and pain, massage may be an effective, one-for-two solution. About 50 million Americans suffer from some form of arthritis, such as osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, according to the U.S. Cente [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression may boost arthritis pain

Clinical depression can exacerbate the symptoms of knee arthritis beyond what is evident on X-rays. Knee osteoarthritis (age-related degeneration) is a common cause of pain and impairment in older adults. Often, the level of arthritic sy [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression May Boost Arthritis Pain

Depression can worsen the pain of knee arthritis, a new study finds. South Korean researchers used X-rays to assess the severity of knee osteoarthritis in 660 men and women, aged 65 and older. The patients were also evaluated for the sev [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression Can Make Pain Worse

Being depressed can make real physical pain feel worse, British researchers have found. Noting that pain and depression often occur at the same time, the current observation blends two competing schools of thought, in which some believe [...]

Posted On : Jun, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Unexplained Pain Among Depressed Patients

A new research study investigated the relatively common problem of unexplained pain or somatoform pain disorder among individuals with depression. Pain symptoms that cannot be attributed, or at least not fully attributed, to an organi [...]

Posted On : Jul, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

New Approach To Manage Pain and Depression

A new report suggests a strategy of closely monitored antidepressant therapy coupled with pain self-management can produce substantial improvements in both depression and pain. Pain, the most common reason for adults to visit a primary car [...]

Posted On : May, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Intervention helps reduce pain and depression

For patients who experience pain and depression, common co-existing conditions, an intervention that included individually tailored antidepressant therapy and a pain self-management program resulted in greater improvement in the symptoms of [...]

Posted On : May, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Duloxetine Improves Depression- Related Pain

How about getting hold of a medicine that is able to kill 3 birds with one stone, well believe it or not the medical drug by the name of Duloxetine is able to handle ones depression, anxiety disorder and also pain any where in the body and [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2007 | Comments : 0

The psychic pain hypothesis Of Depression

Psychic pain, such as depression, is analogous to physical pain. The function of physical pain is to inform the organism that it is suffering damage, to motivate it to withdraw from the source of damage, and to learn to avoid such damage-ca [...]