Mental Health Distress Is Associated With Higher Pain Interference in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Stabilized on Buprenorphine or Methadone.

Sarah LeydeCynthia J PriceDana D ColganKenneth C PikeJudith I TsuiJoseph O Merrill

Published in: Substance use & addiction journal (2024)

Among individuals stabilized on either buprenorphine or methadone, highly symptomatic and comorbid mental health distress is common and is associated with increased pain interference. Adequate screening for, and treatment of, mental health conditions in patients with OUD and Chronic pain is needed.

Keyphrases

mental health
chronic pain
pain management
mental illness
neuropathic pain
spinal cord injury
smoking cessation
postoperative pain