A new study has found the link between an increase in use of opioid medicines to manage chronic pain and an increase in depression.
Higher Opioid Doses Associated With Increase in Depression
Patients who increased doses of opioid medicines to manage chronic pain were more likely to experience an increase in depression, suggest Saint Louis University findings.
Patients who increased doses of opioid medicines to manage chronic pain were more likely to experience an increase in depression, suggest Saint Louis University findings.
Scherrer added that thus, a strong potential explanation of their finding that increasing opioid dose increases risk of depression could be that the patients who increase dose were the longer using patients. This is logical as longer use is associated with tolerance and a need to increase opioids to achieve pain relief.
Scherrer concluded that they hope to find risk factors such as opioid misuse that could be in the pathway from chronic opioid use to new onset depression, adding that this would expand the targets for intervention to limit the risk of depression in patients who need long-term opioid therapy.
Step-Fathers More Prone to Mental Stress and Depression
Step-parents who perform multiple family roles are more prone to mental stress which sometimes leads to depression, according to a study led by Brigham Young University (BYU).
Step-parents who perform multiple family roles are more prone to mental stress which sometimes leads to depression, according to a study led by Brigham Young University (BYU).
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Predicting Depression, Anxiety in Advance With Brain's Response to Angry Faces
Predicting whether individuals are at an increased risk for depression or anxiety after stressful events can be done from a brain region that was newly discovered by a team of researchers.
Predicting whether individuals are at an increased risk for depression or anxiety after stressful events can be done from a brain region that was newly discovered by a team of researchers.
'Surveillance Use' of Facebook can Lead to Depression
Use of the social media sites like Facebook can lead to symptoms of depression if it triggers feelings of envy among its users, according University of Missouri researchers.
Use of the social media sites like Facebook can lead to symptoms of depression if it triggers feelings of envy among its users, according University of Missouri researchers.
