Cross-sectional study of psychiatric disorders in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain and individuals without pain
Ruben Horst Duque,
Carla Vasconcelos Cáspar Andrade,
Valdir Ribeiro Campos
et al.
Abstract:Background
Musculoskeletal chronic pain is a leading cause of global disability and laboral incapacity. However, there is a lack of population-based studies that investigate the relationship between chronic pain and mental disorders with a control group, particularly among low- and middle-income countries. Chronic pain is a serious public health problem in terms of human suffering, and in terms of socioeconomic implications. Frequent association with different mental disorders increases disabil… Show more
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