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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 27.
Published in final edited form as: Pain Med. 2009 Mar 17;10(3):586–593. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2009.00588.x

Table 4.

Depression, anxiety, and physical functioning among people with neuropathic pain assessed by different methods.

Co-morbidity Clinical examination positive

N = 71
S-LANSS positive

N = 315
Berger criteria met

N = 107
Self-reported nerve pain

N = 443

Depression PHQ9 Mean score (s.d.) 4.32 (4.86) 4.72 (5.05) 3.13 (4.35) 3.72 (4.83)
(PHQ-9 ≥10) % 12.2% 16.4% 5.1% 10.8%

Anxiety (Beck anxiety index BAI)
Mean score
2.24(2.75) 2.24(2.99) 0.85(1.44) 1.77(2.71)
BAI ≥4 % 27.0% 23.0% 5.1% 18.3%

Physical functioning scale
Mean score (s.d.)
22.5(5.4) 23.3(5.1) 23.18(5.3) 23.98(5.3)