Physician introduction to opioids for pain among patients with opioid dependence and depressive symptoms

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 378-383

  Tsui, Judith I ^a   Herman, Debra S ^b,c   Kettavong, Malyna ^b   Alford, Daniel ^a   Anderson, Bradley J ^b   Stein, Michael D ^b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Opioid dependence; Pain; Physician

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BUPRENORPHINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 77958567425     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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