Sickle Cell Disease, More Than Just Pain: The Mediating Role of Psychological Symptoms.

CONCLUSIONS: Anxiety but not depression symptoms best explain the association between stress and SCD pain. Further research is needed to identify the specific components of negative affect that drive the experience of SCD pain.
PMID: 31050789 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Southern Medical Journal - May 7, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: South Med J Source Type: research