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Severity of chronic pain and related mood disorders linked to neighborhood status
Living in a poor neighborhood was linked with worse chronic pain among young adults, although young black patients faced difficulties with pain management no matter where they lived - this is according to a new study by Depression Center member Carmen R. Green, M.D., a professor of anesthesiology, obstetrics and gynecology, and health management and policy, which appears in the current issue of the Journal of Pain.
Living in a lower socioeconomic neighborhood was associated with increased chronic pain, pain-related disability, and mood disorders like depression and anxiety. The study demonstrates that the characteristics of where a patient lives - including structural barriers, affluence, and access to resources such as pain medications - play an important role in pain management.
Read the full press release here: http://www.uofmhealth.org/news/neighborhoods-pain
Living in a lower socioeconomic neighborhood was associated with increased chronic pain, pain-related disability, and mood disorders like depression and anxiety. The study demonstrates that the characteristics of where a patient lives - including structural barriers, affluence, and access to resources such as pain medications - play an important role in pain management.
Read the full press release here: http://www.uofmhealth.org/news/neighborhoods-pain