Pain catastrophizing, pain anxiety, and substance use among Black individuals with chronic pain who use opioids.

Jonathan Greenberg Terence M PennJames D DoorleyVictoria A GrunbergBrooke A DuarteNathan S FishbeinJafar BakhshaieAna-Maria Vranceanu

Published in: Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors (2022)

Pain catastrophizing and, to a lesser degree, pain anxiety may be useful intervention targets for this underserved and understudied population. Addressing them may help reduce additional health complications and costs associated with substance use-related risk and dependence. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

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