Ann C. Schwartz|Rebekah Bradley|Kristin M. Penza|Melissa Sexton|Daniel G. Jay|Patrick Haggard|Steven J. Garlow|Kerry J. Ressler
Pain Medication Use Among Patients With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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relationship analgesic medication use posttraumatic stress disorder ptsd diagnosis investigated among sample 173 african americans presenting routine outpatient visits urban mental health center seventyeight 435 sample met dsmiv ptsd criteria ptsd significantly higher use analgesic medication opiate nonopiate compared nonptsd patients ptsd symptoms measured posttraumatic symptom scale significantly higher subjects prescribed analgesics authors conclude may relationship ptsd use pain medications warranting examination endogenous opiate system pathophysiology ptsd