Positive and negative relationship between anxiety and depression of patients in pain: a bifactor model analysis.

BACKGROUND: The relationship between anxiety and depression in pain patients has not been clarified comprehensively. Previous research has identified a common factor in anxiety and depression, which may explain why depression and anxiety are strongly correlated. However, the specific clinical featur...

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Main Authors: Jingdan Xie, Qian Bi, Wen Li, Wen Shang, Ming Yan, Yebing Yang, Danmin Miao, Huiming Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3475698?pdf=render