Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Fibromyalgia: Current Evidence and Preventive Approaches

J Clin Med. 2023 Jun 12;12(12):3987. doi: 10.3390/jcm12123987.

Shuo-Yan Gau^{1

2}, Tsung-Hsuan Hung^{3

4}, Min-Fei Chuang⁵, James Cheng-Chung Wei^{6

7

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¹ School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
² Department of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan.
³ School of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan.
⁴ Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Neurology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
⁶ Department of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
⁷ Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
⁸ Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.

Abstract

Fibromyalgia is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by multifocal pain, fatigue, and cognitive impairment [...].

This study did not receive funding.