Mood Disorders and Opioid Abuse
Mood disorders are often seen concurrently with opioid dependence for a few reasons. First, opioids have natural antidepressant and anti-anxiety properties that can often make an underlying mood disorder resolve. This can cause self-medicating as the patient tries to find ways to handle the psychological stress of the mood disorder itself, and they turn to […]
Chronic Pain and Depression Effects and Treatment
Understanding the Effects of Pain and Depression When you have a great deal of pain, depression is often not far away. Conversely, the very presence of depression can cause you to have aches and pains that may have no other known cause. To make matters worse, medications taken for pain, such as opiates, can relieve […]
