Scheduling days without food may have a knock-on effect that eases both chronic pain and its associated cognitive problems, ...

A new University of Arizona Health Sciences study found that adults with chronic pain are more likely to experience symptoms of anxiety and depression than people without chronic pain, yet they access ...

They found, for the first time, that mental health problems and severe pain showed the strongest connections to childhood trauma. Adults who experienced childhood adversity were significantly more ...

Chronic pain is remarkably common: Roughly 20% of adults in the US live with it. And people with chronic pain are more likely to have depression, anxiety, and substance abuse disorders. But this ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly four in 10 adults living with chronic pain, defined as pain lasting more than 3 months, also struggle ...

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About 20% of American adults live with chronic pain — and many of them are more likely to develop mental health issues like depression, anxiety and substance use disorders. Many people with chronic ...

Clinical depression is often linked to aches and pains, including back pain. Having chronic back pain is also associated with worsening depression symptoms in some people. Research indicates there’s a ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's weekly health newsletter, CommonHealth. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Your leg muscles ache. Your back is always ...

Jennifer De La Rosa, PhD, is the strategy director for the University of Arizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction and an assistant research professor at the College of ...