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Because pain and depression share common neurobiological pathways and clinical manifestations, you can use similar strategies and, often, the same agents to treat both conditions when they occur together. This article from Current Psychiatry, available at http://www.currentpsychiatry.com/specialty-focus/depressive-disorders/article/chronic-pain-and-depression-treatment-of-2-culprits-in-common/6bc388cf05b07e8dc6bbc1b86f50f0bf.html, reviews different treatment options (including non-drug interventions) that can help patients with both pain and depression, as well as drug-drug interactions that can occur.

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Because pain and depression share common neurobiological pathways and clinical manifestations, you can use similar strategies and, often, the same agents to treat both conditions when they occur together. This article from Current Psychiatry, available at http://www.currentpsychiatry.com/specialty-focus/depressive-disorders/article/chronic-pain-and-depression-treatment-of-2-culprits-in-common/6bc388cf05b07e8dc6bbc1b86f50f0bf.html, reviews different treatment options (including non-drug interventions) that can help patients with both pain and depression, as well as drug-drug interactions that can occur.

Because pain and depression share common neurobiological pathways and clinical manifestations, you can use similar strategies and, often, the same agents to treat both conditions when they occur together. This article from Current Psychiatry, available at http://www.currentpsychiatry.com/specialty-focus/depressive-disorders/article/chronic-pain-and-depression-treatment-of-2-culprits-in-common/6bc388cf05b07e8dc6bbc1b86f50f0bf.html, reviews different treatment options (including non-drug interventions) that can help patients with both pain and depression, as well as drug-drug interactions that can occur.

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