Lack of associations of substance use and mental health with self-reported pain scores among emergency department patients

The most common complaint among Emergency Department (ED) patients is pain [1]. Pain scores have been shown to be influenced by factors such as race, age, and gender [2-4]. Addiction disorders are frequently encountered in the ED environment [5-7].

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - February 18, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Catherine A. Marco, Dennis Mann, Christian Daahir, Harry Savarese, John Paul Detherage, Cameron McGlone Source Type: research