Prescribed opioid difficulties, depression and opioid dose among chronic opioid therapy patients

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 581-587

  Merrill, Joseph O ^a   Von Korff, Michael ^b   Banta Green, Caleb J ^c   Sullivan, Mark D ^a   Saunders, Kathleen W ^b   Campbell, Cynthia I ^d   Weisner, Constance ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Chronic pain; Depression; Dosage; Opioid

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; PRESCRIPTION OPIOID DIFFICULTIES SCALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CALIFORNIA; CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84867865577     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: 18737714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.06.018     Document Type: Article

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