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When
to Suspect Depression |
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diagnosis of depression is most commonly missed
when the patient reports physical complaints
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in one study, 69% of depressed patients presented
to their PCPs exclusively with somatic symptoms
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many patients are unaware that their somatic
symptoms are associated with depression
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pain (nonspecific musculoskeletal pain, back
pain and headaches especially) is the most frequent
complaint, and often the only one
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