Byron Rigby has written an interesting paper on the relationship between depression/pathos and pain. The studies of pain have exploded in recent years but, frankly, I am more confused than ever.  Especially with regard to chronic pain and CPRS. I have included some excerpts from Byron’s paper. Medical practitioners and healing professionals of all persuasions are endlessly called upon to treat pain, anxiety, depression, unhappiness, distress and suffering in all their combinations and kinds. Yet the subtle relationships between these … Continue reading Pain and Pathos Dr Byron Rigby – Consultant Physician in Psychiatry