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Chronic low‐back pain and depression: an epidemiological survey
Author(s) -
Magni G.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1984.tb01256.x
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , epidemiology , chronic pain , medicine , back pain , psychiatry , low back pain , physical therapy , alternative medicine , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
– The author evaluated the presence of depression among 64 male workers at an engineering factory, suffering from chronic low‐back pain (19 organic cases and 45 idiopathic cases). Moreover, the frequency of depressive spectrum disorders was assessed among their first degree relatives. No significant differences emerged between organic and idiopathic cases.