Prevalence and Correlates of Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Functional Anorectal Pain.
Liping DongTing SunPing TongJia GuoXiaoyan KePublished in: Journal of pain research (2023)
Depressive and anxiety symptoms are prevalent in patients with FAP. Several socio-demographic and clinical predictors have been identified. There is a need for psychologists to be involved in the treatment of patients with FAP. Thus, multidisciplinary treatment may be the optimal treatment strategy.