Journal
LIFE-BASEL
Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/life12030433
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neuropathic pain; depression; anxiety; aggression
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Depression, anxiety, and aggression are closely associated with neuropathic pain. Effective treatment of these comorbidities can enhance pain management outcomes. The study examined the impact of antidepressants, benzodiazepine anxiolytics, and hypnotics on the intensity of depression, anxiety, and aggression in patients with neuropathic pain. The findings indicated that depression was well managed, but anxiety remained a potential treatment problem for these patients.
Depression, anxiety, and aggression accompany neuropathic pain. Effective treatment of these comorbidities enhances the outcomes of pain management. Therefore, the study was designed to analyze the relationship between the intensity of depression, anxiety, and aggression and the pharmacotherapy applied in the daily practice of treating neuropathic pain. The aim of the study was to evaluate the frequency of using antidepressants (ADs), benzodiazepine anxiolytics (BDAs), and hypnotics, and the influence of administering these on the intensity of depression, anxiety, and aggression in patients diagnosed with neuropathic pain. A multi-center survey was conducted among 421 patients. An evaluation of the severity of depression, anxiety, and aggression was made using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Modified Version (HADS-M). Among the patients treated due to neuropathic pain, ADs are used much more often than BDAs and hypnotics. Depression was well controlled, while anxiety was identified as a possible uncontrolled therapeutic problem in these patients, despite the correlation between the frequency of AD and hypnotics usage and the severity of anxiety. We also found that women show a higher level of intensity in both anxiety and depression, but this does not influence the frequency of their being administered ADs, BDAs, and hypnotics.
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