Common mechanisms of pain and depression: Are antidepressants also analgesics?

Common mechanisms of pain and depression: Are antidepressants also analgesics?

Neither pain, nor depression exist as independent phenomena per se, they are highly subjective inner states, formed by our brain and built on the bases of our experiences, cognition and emotions. Chronic pain is associated with changes in brain physiology and anatomy. It has been suggested that the...

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Main Authors: Tereza eNekovarova, Anna eYamamotova, Karel eVales, Ales eStuchlik, Jitka eFricova, Richard eRokyta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Chronic Pain
Cytokines
Depression
neuroplasticity
stress
Default Mode Network
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00099/full

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