Emotion regulation and pain catastrophizing influenced pain severity and interference in patients taking opioid medications for chronic noncancer pain.
Doctors prescribe opioid receptor agonist medications to treat chronic pain in some people. These drugs attach to proteins in the brain called opioid receptors, which help block pain signals and ...
Purpose: Despite their dangerous side effects, opioid drugs remain a standard of care for moderate to severe pain with few alternatives. Strategies to maintain the analgesic effects of opioids while ...