Depressed people cope with physical pain worse

Reuters - Brains of depressed people handle pain differently

A short update on how people who suffer from depression react to the expectation of physical pain, and the actual experience of physical pain. In MRI studies, when expecting physical pain the brain showed more activity (than normally shown in healthy people) in some of the pain centers, and during the physical pain administered, less activity in the areas associated with coping or mitigating the pain. Depression and chronic pain are often found together in people.