Preferences, experience, and attitudes in the management of chronic pain and depression: A comparison of physicians and medical students

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 766-774

  Hirsh, Adam T ^a   Hollingshead, Nicole A ^a   Bair, Matthew J ^a,b   Matthias, Marianne S ^a,b   Kroenke, Kurt ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; depression; experience; pain management; virtual human

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANALGESIA; COMORBIDITY; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84906097638     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000035     Document Type: Article

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