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A consideration of the relationship between pain, depression and suicide ideation, with practitioner insights into mitigating the risk of suicide in patients with chronic pain conditions.
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In this 2-part segment, Dr. Passik discusses some of the lessons learned during and following the Decade of Pain Control and Research, and implications for the appropriate engagement of opioid therapy in chronic noncancer pain management.
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The Iceberg Cometh
Dr. Passik is Director, Clinical Addiction Research and Education, Millenium Laboratories Clinical Education, San Diego, California. He has over 25 years’ experience in clinical practice as a pain psychologist specializing in addiction medicine. He is also a longtime member of...
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A prominent psychiatrist and pain educator discusses the challenge of managing patients with chronic pain who also suffer with borderline personality disorder and depression, including the special difficulties associated with demanding, noncompliant, and high-utilizer patients.
Dr. Clark is Vice...
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The transdermal formulations of fentanyl and buprenorphine are for patients who have chronic pain. An important distinction is, with transdermal fentanyl the patient has to be opioid tolerant, on the equivalent of 60 mg of oral morphine a day for at least a week, whereas with transdermal...
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Dr. Robeck is a physician with the Veterans Health Administration. This segment examines some comordidites associated with chronic pain among returning veterans.
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Dr. Blatman discusses some of the health and pain concerns that women confront at mid-life, and offers some non-pharmacologic options for treatment,
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Veterans are coming back with a number of key problems that are impacting their pain and their lives. Many patients are coming back with not only chronic pain, but post-traumatic stress disorder. They are coming back with traumatic brain injuries that are related to either direct trauma or exposure...
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Observations by a pain management educator and lawyer on some key issues for pain medication prescribers.
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Observations on the effectiveness of music as an element of pain therapy.