Pain Management

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

Almost all procedures had an increase in both types of prescribing, Medicare data showed

In non-responsive patients, think polysubstance use, says addiction treatment expert Kelly Ramsey

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

Real-world signals were seen mostly in the orbitofrontal cortex

But the pain "does not discriminate on two key socioeconomic markers, researchers find

New cases occur more frequently than other conditions, and often persist

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Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Nearly 7% have pain severe enough to restrict daily activities

Strategy will provide another option to dispose of unneeded medications, FDA says