The course of depression and anxiety in patients undergoing disc surgery
Löbner, M.; Luppa, M.; Matschinger, H.; Konnopka, A.; König, H.; Günther, L.; Meixensberger, J.; Meisel, H.; Riedel-Heller, S. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2012 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1
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Objectives: Disc-related diseases represent a large contributor to the incidences of back pain in the general population (van Dieën et al., 1999). Although it is well-known that added morbidity of depression and anxiety in patients suffering from chronic musculoskeletal pain is strongly associated with more severe pain, greater disability and anxiety (Stubbs et al., 2009Hölzel et al., 2010 Bair et al. 2008), data regarding psychiatric comorbidity in disc surgery patients are rare. This study examines longitudinal depression and anxiety rates in disc surgery patients in comparison to the general population, the c…
