MONDAY, March 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The blues and the jitters are very common among people battling chronic pain, a new evidence review says.
About 40% of adults with chronic pain have symptoms of depression or anxiety, researchers report in JAMA Network Open.
Women, younger adults and people suffering from fibromyalgia are particularly vulnerable to mood disorders caused by chronic pain, researchers found.
“People who have chronic pain are more likely than those who don’t to have depression and anxiety,” lead researcher Rachel Aaron, an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, said in a news release.
“This is a significant public health problem that should be addressed with routine screening of depression and anxiety in clinical…