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

Fishbain, D A · Med Clin North Am · 1999

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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.

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