A Psychosocial Perspective on Chronic Pain and Depression in the Elderly
- 12 June 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Social Work in Health Care
- Vol. 12 (2) , 27-36
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j010v12n02_03
Abstract
Chronic pain and depression often coexist in elderly individuals. This paper explores, from a clinical perspective, the antecedents for depressive symptoms in older chronic pain patients. A case is made for active social work intervention with elderly patients who manifest this complex syndrome of chronic pain.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: