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Addiction in Patients With Chronic Pain
Michael R. Clark, MD, MPH, MBA, Joyce King, MD, and Glenn J. Treisman, MD, PhD

Some fraction of opioid-treated patients with chronic pain will engage in aberrant substance use, including compulsive drug seeking and addiction.
Psychiatric Issues in Chronic Pain
Michael R. Clark, MD, MPH, MBA

An individual’s perception and experience of chronic pain result from complex interplay among multiple biological, psychological, and social factors.
Chronic Pain and Psychiatric Symptoms
Michael R. Clark, MD, MPH, MBA, Joyce King, MD, and Glenn J. Treisman, MD, PhD

Chronic pain is often comorbid with affective symptomatology.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Sleep Abnormalities of Chronic Pain Patients
Nicole K. Y. Tang, DPhil

Chronic pain is a biopsychosocial condition that adversely affects multiple domains, including sleep. In fact, most chronic pain patients report fragmented or poor quality sleep. Moreover, studies suggest that pain onset often precedes the...
Immediate Benefits of a Brief 10-Minute Exercise Protocol in a Chronic Pain Population: A Pilot Study
Amy Burleson Sullivan, PsyD

Chronic pain is frequency accompanied by profound physical deconditioning, resulting in decreased tolerance to exercise, increased fatigue, and greater healthcare costs.
Smoking and Problematic Use of Prescription Opioid Medication Among Pain Patients
Lara K. Dhingra, PhD

Many screening and monitoring tools – including the Opioid Risk Tool (ORT) and the Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM) – exist to assess and monitor the risk that a pain patient will engage in aberrant or problematic use of his/her...
Experience and Management of Chronic Pain among Patients with Other Complex Chronic Conditions
Sarah L. Krein, PhD, RN

Although chronic pain produces well-documented negative consequences for affected individuals and society as a whole, little is known about the interactions between chronic pain and other comorbid chronic conditions.
Treatment of the Patient Complicated by Psychiatric Illness
Beth Boyarsky, MD, PhD

Patients with chronic pain often present with comorbid psychiatric disorders.
The Effects of Pregabalin on Sleep Disturbance Symptoms Among Individuals with Fibromyalgia Syndrome
I. Jon Russell, MD, PhD

In addition to pain, patients with fibromyalgia often report sleep disturbances. Studies have shown that abnormal sleep patterns in fibromyalgia are characterized by delayed onset, decreased efficiency, and reduced slow wave and rapid eye...
Managing the Risk of Sleep Disordered Breathing during Long Term Opioid Therapy
Lynn Webster, MD

In appropriately selected patient populations, opioid medications can provide significant pain relief and improve patient function.