Assessing suicide risk in patients with chronic pain and depression

J Fam Pract. 2014 Jun;63(6 Suppl):S6-S11.

Abstract

Nearly one-half of all patients seen in primary care experience persistent pain, and major depressive disorder is a common comorbidity with chronic pain.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Causality
  • Chronic Pain / epidemiology*
  • Chronic Pain / psychology*
  • Comorbidity
  • Depression / diagnosis
  • Depression / epidemiology*
  • Depression / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Assessment
  • Suicide / psychology*
  • Suicide / statistics & numerical data*
  • United States