Pain Management
Friday's Progress Notes - December 29, 2000
Mental Health Information - Vol. 4 Issue 38
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CONTENTS
1. Treatment of nonmalignant pain
2. Managing chronic pain
3. Non-cancer-related pain in the elderly.
4. Migraine, cluster, trigeminal neuralgia, and mood disorders
5. Migraine headache treatment guidelines
6. Adverse psychological effects of unrelieved pain
7. Optimism and health
8. Hospice
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Dear Colleagues,
Assessment and management of pain is an important part of effective
health care. Today's newsletter focuses on information primarily
related to nonmalignant, chronic pain.
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John L. Miller, MD
1. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Treatment of Nonmalignant Chronic Pain
Nonmalignant, chronic pain is associated with physical, emotional and financial disability.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000301/1331.html
2. FDA CONSUMER MAGAZINE
Managing Chronic Pain
Common types of chronic pain include back pain, headaches, arthritis, cancer pain, and neuropathic pain, which results from injury to nerves.
3. ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES
Guidelines for Alzheimer's Disease Management
This clinical practice guideline represents core care recommendations for AD management, which are clear, measurable, practical, and based on scientific evidence, as available.
4. MEDSCAPE
Migraine, Cluster, Trigeminal Neuralgia, and Mood Disorders:
Common Ground for Treatment
Migraine patients are at risk for significant comorbid psychiatric
disorders, such as bipolar disorder, general anxiety, major
depression, neuroticism, and social phobia. (Free Medscape
registration is required for access.)
http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/315
5. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY
Evidence-Based Guidelines for Migraine Headache: Behavioral and Physical Treatments
The American Academy of Neurology has led a multidisciplinary
US Headache Consortium to develop an evidence-based practice
parameter on migraine. The guidelines include information on
pharmacological and behavioral treatment.
http://www.aan.com/professionals/practice/pdfs/gl0089.pdf
6. APA MONITOR ONLINE
Overcoming Barriers to Pain Relief
Unrelieved pain has adverse physical and psychological effects.
http://www.apa.org/monitor/apr02/overcoming.aspx
7. ATHEALTH.COM
Optimism and Health
The eight years of follow-up findings indicated that those who had optimistic outlooks lived longer and healthier lives than the pessimistic participants.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/optimism.html
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