Perceived Injustice Moderates the Relationship between Pain and Depressive Symptoms among Individuals with Persistent Musculoskeletal Pain | Zendy

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Perceived Injustice Moderates the Relationship between Pain and Depressive Symptoms among Individuals with Persistent Musculoskeletal Pain

Author(s) -

Whitney Scott,

Michael Sullivan

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

pain research and management

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1918-1523

pISSN - 1203-6765

DOI - 10.1155/2012/501260

Subject(s) - depressive symptoms , musculoskeletal pain , pain catastrophizing , psychology , clinical psychology , injustice , chronic pain , medicine , psychiatry , physical therapy , anxiety , social psychology

Numerous investigations report that depressive symptoms frequently coexist with persistent pain. However, evidence suggests that symptoms of depression are not an inevitable consequence of pain. Diathesis-stress formulations suggest that psychological factors interact with the stress of pain to heighten the risk of depressive symptoms. Perceptions of injustice have recently emerged as a factor that may interact with the stress of pain to increase depressive symptoms.

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