Is It All in Your Head?
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| Sat, 01-13-2007 - 12:39pm |
If your doctor suggests that depression may be to blame for symptoms that don't respond to treatment, she's not dismissing your concerns. In fact, she may have cracked your case. According to the National Institutes of Mental Health, physical symptoms that don't respond to treatment, including headaches, digestive disorders and chronic pain, can be warning signs of depression. "The mind-body connection is very real," says Margaret Backman, M.D. As doctors now know, depression comes with physical symptoms such as stomach pain, fatigue and insomnia. "It's the more enlightened medical professionals who refer people to a psychiatrist or psychologist," says Dr. Backman. "Getting treated for depression-through therapy, antidepressants or a combination of both--often significantly improves a patient's symptoms."
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