Stoicism, safety issues may limit pain Tx in elderly.(Geriatric Medicine)

Family Practice News | May 15, 2008| | Copyright

ORLANDO -- Despite a high prevalence of chronic pain in older adults, adherence to pain medications is low fueled largely by patients' stoicism, beliefs about pain and aging, and concerns about safety and addiction, according to Dr. Stephen Thielke, a psychiatrist at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Chronic pain not only results in suffering but also is strongly associated with depression and declines in health status, he reported at the annual meeting of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. Recent work by his group has demonstrated that people ...

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