Chronic Pain Management and Depression
Today I was asked to conduct an online TV interview with Channel 10 News Live-Online in Sacramento. The topic they asked me to talk about was teen depression and encouraging parents to screen their teens. This led me to thinking about how depression also seriously impacts someone undergoing chronic pain management and can actually sabotage their treatment.
This past June we posted an article on our website discussing the challenge of depression that many people with chronic pain face. It’s often misdiagnosed because a chronic pain management client does not even realize they are depressed so they don’t mention anything to their healthcare providers who often aren’t looking for it. And if people who have depression and chronic pain only define their physical problems as it relates to their chronic pain condition, the various symptoms related to depression can be easily ignored.
There are many treatment options available for depression management, but treating it can take time. If you suffer with depression along with chronic pain, work at staying mentally strong and focused on those bad pain days. It is also important to reach out for support and stay connected. Effective chronic pain management and depression treatment can be achieved with a good plan and the right team!
To better understand the importance of addressing depression in chronic pain management please check out my article, Depression Management with the Chronic Pain Patient, that you can download for free on our Ariticles page.
You can learn more about the Addiction-Free Pain Management® System at our website www.addiction-free.com. If you are working with people undergoing chronic pain management and want to learn how to develop a plan for managing their chronic pain and coexisting psychological disorders including depression, addiction and other coexisting psychological disorders effectively please consider my book Managing Pain and Coexisting Disorders: Using the Addiction-Free Pain Management® System. To purchase this book please Click Here.
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