Donald D McGeary, Carlos Jaramillo, Blessen Eapen, Tabatha H Blount, Paul S Nabity, Jose Moreno, Mary Jo Pugh, Tim T Houle, Jennifer S Potter, Stacey Young-McCaughan, Alan L Peterson, Robert Villarreal, Nicole Brackins, Zhanna Sikorski, Tracy R Johnson, Rebecca Tapia, David Reed, Craig A Caya, Dillon Bomer, Maureen Simmonds, Cindy A McGeary
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of interdisciplinary pain management on pain-related disability and opioid reduction in polymorbid pain patients with two or more comorbid psychiatric conditions. DESIGN: Two-arm randomized clinical trial testing a three-week intervention with assessments at pre-treatment, post-treatment, 6-month and 12-month follow-up. SETTING: Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility. PARTICIPANTS: 103 military veterans with moderate (or worse) levels of pain-related disability, depression, anxiety, and/or PTSD randomly assigned to usual care (n=53) and interdisciplinary pain management (n=50)...
August 6, 2022: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation