The relationship between PTSD and chronic pain: Mediating role of coping strategies and depression

Abstract: People with chronic pain and comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) report more severe pain and poorer quality of life than those with chronic pain alone. This …

Effects of trauma-related cues on pain processing in posttraumatic stress disorder: an fMRI investigation

Abstract: Background: Imaging studies of pain processing in primary psychiatric disorders are just emerging. This study explored the neural correlates of stress-induced analgesia …

A sailor pain: Veterans' musculoskeletal disorders, chronic pain and disability

Abstract: A few years after leaving the navy, a 50-year-old Veteran* presents to a new family physician with chronic knee and back pain. He is seeking a new physician for opioid …

Gender Differences in Health Care Utilization Among Veterans with Chronic Pain

Abstract: Background: Previous research reports that 48% of veterans regularly experience and express concern over pain. Outpatient service use is higher for veterans with pain …