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Abstract
Chronic pain and depression often coexist in elderly individuals. This paper explores, from a clinical perspective, the antecedents for depressive symptoms in older chronic pain patients. A case is made for active social work intervention with elderly patients who manifest this complex syndrome of chronic pain.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3616890 DOI: 10.1300/j010v12n02_03
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Soc Work Health Care ISSN: 0098-1389