The epidemiology of back pain and its relationship with depression, psychosis, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and stress sensitivity: Data from 43 low- and middle-income countries

Stubbs, Brendon; Koyanagi, Ai; Thompson, Trevor; Veronese, Nicola; F. Carvalho, André; Solomi, Marco; Mugisha, James; Schofield, Patricia; D. Cosco, Theodore; Wilson, Nicky; Vancampfort, Davy

doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2016.09.008

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The epidemiology of back pain and its relationship with depression, psychosis, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and stress sensitivity: Data from 43 low- and middle-income countries

Published in General Hospital Psychiatry • Oct 5, 2016

Authors:

Brendon Stubbs

Ai Koyanagi

Trevor Thompson

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Back pain (BP) is a leading cause of global disability. However, population-based studies investigating its impact on mental health outcomes are lacking, particularly among low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Thus, the primary aims of this study were to: (1) determine the epidemiol...

Subject

Anxiety

Depression (economics)

Epidemiology

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