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Plasma Levels of β-Endorphin in Depressed Patients
With and without Pain
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
Abstract
We studied 27 patients who complained of pain, for which no organic basis could be found, and 11 patients without pain. All patients were depressed according to clinical diagnosis and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scores. Plasma β-endorphin levels were found not to differ between the two groups or across other variables. The patients who complained of pain had significantly higher scores on the BDI.
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