A respected psychology journal made these summary statements regarding depression and Fibromyalgia
- Depression is the most common psychiatric comorbidity in fibromyalgia.
- Life experience may be between 25% and 45% (Häuser et al., 2015 (opens in new tab); Kleykamp et al., 2021 (opens in new tab)). Or even greater.
- When FM and depression are present, you are living much worse: worse physical and mental health, lower quality of life, and it is harder to follow treatments, which are less effective
WE WOULD SAY GREAT FM doctors are missing things we find that aid recovery (Alciati et al., 2012 (opens in new tab); Alok et al., 2011 (opens in new tab); Lange and Petermann, 2010 (opens in new tab)). - The causes of fibromyalgia, specifically depression in FM are multiple and complex. We would add 70 causes in our depression book.
Key Point: We do not feel the extensive smart research conducted on FM, identifies the main causes of solid solutions.
LINK to Buy the Best Depression Book I Know. If it had been even partly available we would not have spent 4 years. Amazon.com: Customer reviews: DESTROY DEPRESSION & RETURN TO JOY! (opens in new tab) Fortuna J, Pinto AM, da Silva JAP, Geenen R, Castilho P. Exploring the role of shame and self-compassion on the link between fibromyalgia symptoms and depression: Insights from mediation and moderation analyses. J Health Psychol. 2026 Jan;31(1):52-68. doi: 10.1177/13591053251331286. Epub 2025 Apr 15. PMID: 40231702; PMCID: PMC12881153.