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Depression and pain catastrophizing are both identified as key clinical outcomes measured in systematic reviews of patients with chronic pain and psychological distress, as evidenced by [1] and [2]. Furthermore, [3] and [4] discuss these two concepts together when evaluating the efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy interventions.

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A systematic review of cognitive behavioral therapy-based ... frontiersin.org Frontiers 4 facts
claimTraditional cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) improves depression, anxiety, and quality of life in patients with comorbid chronic pain and clinically relevant psychological distress, but does not improve pain intensity or pain catastrophizing.
claimThe systematic review explored pain-related variables (pain interference, pain intensity, pain acceptance, pain catastrophizing, and pain self-efficacy), emotional functioning (depression, anxiety, and stress), health-related quality of life, behavioral activation, and psychological flexibility.
claimThe systematic review concludes that traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy may produce significant benefits for the improvement of depression, anxiety, and quality of life, but not for pain intensity and pain catastrophizing.
claimThe systematic review measured outcomes including pain-related variables (pain interference, intensity, acceptance, catastrophizing, and self-efficacy), emotional functioning (depression, anxiety, and stress), health-related quality of life, behavioral activation, and psychological flexibility.