Objectives. The hypotheses of this systematic review were the following: 1) Prevalence of
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will differ between various types of chronic pain (CP) …

An overreliance on opioids has impacted all types of pain management, making it
undoubtedly a root cause of the “epidemic” of prescription opioid abuse in the United States …

Chronic pain is highly prevalent worldwide and represents a significant socioeconomic and
public health burden. Several aspects of chronic pain, for example back pain and a severity …

Context Record numbers of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans survive their war injuries and yet
continue to experience pain and mental health problems, particularly posttraumatic stress …

Thoroughly updated with DSM-5 content throughout, Principles of Trauma Therapy, Second
Edition: DSM-5 Update is both comprehensive in scope and highly practical in application …

People with chronic pain and comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) report more
severe pain and poorer quality of life than those with chronic pain alone. This study …

There is growing evidence that opioid prescribing in the United States follows a pattern in
which patients who are at the highest risk of adverse outcomes from opioids are more likely …

The maladaptive expression and function of several stress-associated hormones have been
implicated in pathological stress and anxiety-related disorders. Among these, recent …

Objective The prevalence of opioid therapy for chronic noncancer pain has increased
dramatically in recent years, with a parallel increase in opioid abuse, misuse and deaths …

BACKGROUND The literature suggests that there is a high degree of co-occurrence
between chronic pain and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). An association has been …