Chronic Pain as the Main Presenting Symptom of Depression Following Hysterectomy in Old Age

In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology · 1999 · vol. 39(4) , pp. 476–477 · doi:10.1111/j.1479-828x.1999.tb03137.x · PMID:10687768 · W2402050408
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This letter discusses the potential for chronic pain to be the primary symptom of depression in elderly women after hysterectomy.

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EDITORIAL COMMENT: This Letter to the Editor is published as a special article so it will be more likely to be heeded by readers and not lost from subsequent reviews of the literature. N.B. James P. O'Neill FRCS (Edin), FRACS, FRCOG, FRANZCOG, Pelvic Pain Clinic, 26 Morang Ave, Lower Templestowe, Victoria 3107, Australia.

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