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State-Dependent Pain in Winter Depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Steven C. Dilsaver ,
Valerie J. Del Medico  and
Amjed B. Qamar
Steven C. Dilsaver*
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University
Valerie J. Del Medico
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, The Ohio State University
Amjed B. Qamar
Affiliation:
College of Arts, Letters and Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
*
∗Clinical Research Unit, The University of Texas, Harris County Psychiatric Center, Houston, Texas, 77021, USA
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Abstract

The incidence and nature of state-dependent pain were investigated in 43 consecutively presenting patients with recurrent autumn/winter episodes of major depression followed by spontaneous recovery in the spring. Twenty-two (51.2%) experienced state-dependent pain, which appears to be a common concomitant of wintertime depression.

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Brief Reports
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 163 , Issue 5 , November 1993 , pp. 672 - 674
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1993 

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