Painful physical symptoms and antidepressant treatment outcome in depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Jia Jia LiuXiao HuangYan-Ping BaoLin LuPing DongOwen M WolkowitzJohn R KelsoeJie ShiYa Bin WeiPublished in: Molecular psychiatry (2024)
This study suggests that PPS are negatively associated with the antidepressant treatment outcome in patients with MDD. It is possible that better management in pain conditions when treating depression can benefit the therapeutic effects of antidepressant medication in depressed patients.