Suicidality in chronic noncancer pain patients

John W. Gilbert; Greg R. Wheeler; Ben B. Storey; Gregory Mick; Gay Richardson; Gloria Westerfield; Patricia Broughton

doi:10.1080/00207450902973336

Suicidality in chronic noncancer pain patients

John W. Gilbert, Greg R. Wheeler, Ben B. Storey, Gregory Mick, Gay Richardson, Gloria Westerfield, Patricia Broughton

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Abstract

Patients with chronic pain have high rates of suicide. To examine whether our practice guidelines are effective in decreasing suicidality among chronic noncancer pain patients, we performed a retrospective review. From June 2003 through June 2005, approximately 50,000 patients were subjected to a set of universal precautions for chronic noncancer pain management. Approximately 20% underwent psychological assessments. Fewer than five suicide attempts could be identified, and no patient completed suicide. Our results suggest that universal precautions used in treating chronic noncancer pain patients may help reduce suicidality in this patient population.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1968-1979
Number of pages	12
Journal	International Journal of Neuroscience
Volume	119
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00207450902973336
State	Published - 2009

Keywords

Opioid-related disorders
Pain
Psychological tests
Suicide

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General Neuroscience

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