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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
An increase of depressive symptoms in fibromyalgia patients has been noted in a number of studies. The etiologic significance of this finding remains, however, controversial. We suggest that a subgroup of patients with this symptom combination may be pragmatically classified as suffering from somatized depression. Clinical indicators such as a family history of depressive disorders, circadian disturbances, pronounced loss of appetite or libido, and chronic psychosocial stressors should be assessed and, if present, prompt the initiation of psychiatric evaluation and treatment including pharmaco- and psychotherapeutic modalities. Other psychiatric diseases arising in the differential diagnosis of fibromyalgia are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0340-1855
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57 Suppl 2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
92-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Somatized depression as a subgroup of fibromyalgia syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Unit on PET, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1365, USA. meyera@intra.nimh.nih.gov
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article