A study, published in the Clinical Journal of Pain, found that people suffering from chronic and acute pain experience mental defeat, and targeting this sense of mental defeat can prevent anxiety and depression among the patients, according to a Health Canal report.
Researchers analyzed three groups of individuals in Hong Kong — one group comprised of people with chronic pain who had sought specialist treatment, one group comprised of people with chronic pain who did not require specialist treatment and the final group comprised of people with acute pain.
Both groups of chronic pain patients had higher levels of mental defeat than the group suffering from acute pain. People who had a sense of mental defeat because of the pain also reported higher levels of depression and anxiety. Early screenings for mental defeat among chronic pain patients can help predict whether a patient will suffer from depression or anxiety and appropriate measures can be taken, according to the report.
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Researchers analyzed three groups of individuals in Hong Kong — one group comprised of people with chronic pain who had sought specialist treatment, one group comprised of people with chronic pain who did not require specialist treatment and the final group comprised of people with acute pain.
Both groups of chronic pain patients had higher levels of mental defeat than the group suffering from acute pain. People who had a sense of mental defeat because of the pain also reported higher levels of depression and anxiety. Early screenings for mental defeat among chronic pain patients can help predict whether a patient will suffer from depression or anxiety and appropriate measures can be taken, according to the report.
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