Depression, chronic pain, and suicide by overdose: On the edge

Pain Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Cheatle, Martin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Depression; Opioid related overdose; Suicide

Indexed keywords

OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 79958789588     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01131.x     Document Type: Article

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