Long-term opioid therapy and mental health comorbidity in chronic pain patients.

Source: Pain Med 2023 Jan 20; . doi: 10.1093/pm/pnad004Authors: Vogt S, Pfau G, Vielhaber S, Haghikia A, Hachenberg T, Brinkers M

Evidence suggests that chronic pain patients with mental illness are more likely to receive long-term opioid treatment (LTOT) and at higher doses, but are also at increased risk for opioid-related harm. This study investigates LTOT and its relationship to mental illness in the setting of a university-based outpatient pain clinic with liaison psychiatric care.

Pubmed ID: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36661333?dopt=Abstract