Catlanta

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1. Drug seeking or real pain? How do you tell?

   Catlanta replied to JudyPRN's topic in Pain Management

   stevierae - i haven't had to address the reporting issue but i wouldn't be surprised if hipaa precluded reporting. i'll have to look that up, as that's an interesting question. i'm wondering if...

2. Addict in Recovery w/ MS Pain

   Catlanta replied to CarVsTree's topic in Pain Management

   besides the usual fine-tooth-comb physical dx, two things: - "black belt" stress management since cortisol & stress hormones will exacerbate and perpetuate pain perception on a neurobiological...

3. Drug seeking or real pain? How do you tell?

   Catlanta replied to JudyPRN's topic in Pain Management

   thanks for your kind words, stevierae. the medtronics protocols for psychosocial assessment of implanted technologies were co-authored by dan doleys, phd and another psychologist, may be obtained via...

4. Drug seeking or real pain? How do you tell?

   Catlanta replied to JudyPRN's topic in Pain Management

   (i appreciate stevierae inviting me to this forum; she's right; this could be addictive on its own!) while one never openly challenges the patient's description of the pain, in today's dea...