Approaches to treatment decisions for psychiatric comorbidity in the management of the chronic pain patient

D A Fishbain

doi:10.1016/s0025-7125(05)70132-2

Approaches to treatment decisions for psychiatric comorbidity in the management of the chronic pain patient

Med Clin North Am. 1999 May;83(3):737-60, vii. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(05)70132-2.

Author

D A Fishbain¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida, USA.

PMID: 10386123
DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7125(05)70132-2

Abstract

A number of different types of comorbidities have been described within psychiatric patients. These comorbidity types are reviewed and their application to the chronic pain population is discussed. These various types of comorbidities are then utilized to generate an approach for treatment decisions in the management of the chronic pain patient.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Chronic Disease
Comorbidity
Decision Trees
Humans
Mental Disorders / epidemiology
Mental Disorders / therapy*
Pain / complications*
Pain / epidemiology
Prevalence