Pain and Addiction: An Integrative Therapeutic Approach.

Pain and Addiction: An Integrative Therapeutic Approach.
Med Clin North Am. 2018 Jul;102(4):745-763
Authors: Manhapra A, Becker WC
Abstract
The current opioid crisis highlights an urgent need for better paradigms for prevention and treatment of chronic pain and addiction. Although many approach this complex clinical condition with the question, "Is this pain or is this addiction?," it is more than the sum of its parts. Chronic pain among those with dependence and addiction often evolves into a complex disabling condition with pain at multiple sites, psychosocial dysfunctions, medical and psychiatric disorders, polypharmacy, and polysubstance use, all interacting with each other in complex ways (multimorbidity). The authors offer an integrative therapeutic approach to manage this complex clinical scenario.
PMID: 29933827 [PubMed - in process]

Source: The Medical Clinics of North America - June 26, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Manhapra A, Becker WC Tags: Med Clin North Am Source Type: research