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Symptoms of Depression Are Associated With Opioid Use Regardless of Pain Severity and Physical Functioning Among Treatment-Seeking Patients With Chronic Pain.
The journal of pain - 1 Sept 2015
Goesling Jenna, Henry Matthew J, Moser Stephanie E, Rastogi Mohit, Hassett Afton L, Clauw Daniel J, Brummett Chad M
Abstract excerpt
Depression may be a critical factor in the initiation and maintenance of opioids. This study investigated the association among opioid use, pain, and depression in patients evaluated at a university-based outpatient pain clinic. Of the 2,104 new patients included, 55.89% reported current opioid use and showed a worse phenotypic profile (eg, higher pain severity, worse physical functioning) compared with nonopioid...
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