Catlanta

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

   Catlanta replied to JudyPRN's topic in Pain

   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 reporting could be addressed in an opioid contract, that...

2. Addict in Recovery w/ MS Pain

   Catlanta replied to CarVsTree's topic in Pain

   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 level: "managing pain before it manages you" by marga...

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

   Catlanta replied to JudyPRN's topic in Pain

   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 the medtronics website, http://www.medtronics.com...

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

   Catlanta replied to JudyPRN's topic in Pain

   (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 environment and scrutiny, writing whatever the patient ask...