Chronic pain diagnoses and opioid dispensings among insured individuals with serious mental illness

Abstract Background Individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD) have particularly high rates of chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) and are also more likely to receive prescription opioids for their pain. However, there have been no known studies published to date that have...

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Main Authors: Ashli Owen-Smith, Christine Stewart, Musu M. Sesay, Sheryl M. Strasser, Bobbi Jo Yarborough, Brian Ahmedani, Lisa R. Miller-Matero, Stephen C. Waring, Irina V. Haller, Beth E. Waitzfelder, Stacy A. Sterling, Cynthia I. Campbell, Rulin C. Hechter, John E. Zeber, Laurel A. Copeland, Jeffrey F. Scherrer, Rebecca Rossom, Greg Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-2456-1