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Associations of Co-occurring Symptom Trajectories With Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Health Care Utilization in Children.

Co-occurring physical and psychological symptoms during childhood and early adolescence may increase risk of symptom persistence into adulthood.

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Gendered meanings and mechanisms of intimacy for people living with chronic pain.

Cisheteronormative assumptions about women as able-bodied caregivers responsible for men’s sexual pleasure compound the stigma associated with chronic pain because of an assumed inability to fulfil gender roles in intimate […]

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Pain control beliefs predict premature withdrawal from the labor market in workers with persistent pain: Prospective cohort study with 11-year register follow-up.

While a range of work-related psychosocial factors have been associated with various pain disorders and early retirement, less is known about pain cognitions and their influence on premature exit from […]

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Social and economic capital as effect modifiers of the association between psychosocial stress and oral health.

To assess the extent of the association of psychosocial stress with oral health in an Ontario population stratified by age groups, and whether any association is modified by indicators of […]

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Public chronic pain stigma and the role of pain type and patient gender: An experimental vignette study.

Research exploring the specific manifestations of chronic pain (CP) public stigma is scarce. One potential factor influencing public stigma manifestations may be the CP type, i.e., the presence (secondary CP) […]

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The increasing role of electronic media in headache.

Most individuals with access to the internet use social media platforms. These platforms represent an excellent opportunity to disseminate knowledge about management and treatment to the benefit of patients. The […]

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A perspective on a precision approach to pain in cancer; moving beyond opioid therapy.

Cancer-related pain is primarily treated with opioids which while effective can add significant patient burden due to side effects, associated stigma, and timely access. The purpose of this perspective discussion […]

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A scoping review of psychiatric conditions associated with chronic pain in the homeless and marginally housed population.

The present review sought to examine and summarise the unique experience of concurrent pain and psychiatric conditions, that is often neglected, within the population of homeless individuals. Furthermore, the review […]

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We need to talk: The urgent conversation on chronic pain, mental health, prescribing patterns and the opioid crisis.

The opioid crisis’ pathways from first exposure onwards to eventual illnesses and fatalities are multiple, intertwined and difficult to dissect. Here, we offer a multidisciplinary appraisal of the relationships among […]

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Early-life adversity increases morphine tolerance and persistent inflammatory hypersensitivity through upregulation of δ opioid receptors in mice.

Exposure to severely stressful events during childhood is associated with poor health outcomes in later life, including chronic pain and substance use disorder. However, the mediators and mechanisms are unclear. […]

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