Suicidal pt due to chronic pain

Are there any good treatments for a lady on the inpatient unit that was admitted because of suicidal ideation due to chronic pain. She’s had many surgeries in the past and as a result has chronic pain all day only relieved by tons of opioids which were stopped by her pain medicine doc. She’s still on 7.5 mg Percocet 4x a day but that’s not enough she says. If her pain was manageable she would be able to move around the house and do stuff and be less depressed and suicidal but I can’t really... Suicidal pt due to chronic pain
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