Alexithymia and pain experience among patients using methadone-maintenance therapy
Morie KP, Potenza MN, Beitel M, Oberleitner LM, Roos CR, Yip SW, Oberleitner DE, Gaeta M, Barry DT. Alexithymia and pain experience among patients using methadone-maintenance therapy. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 218: 108387. PMID: 33168339, PMCID: PMC8103623, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderPain interferencePain acceptancePain experienceUse disordersMethadone maintenance therapySubset of patientsMethadone-treated patientsMethadone maintenance treatmentDrug use historyReporting painPain severityImportant intervention targetMaintenance treatmentMore painPain catastrophizingPainPatientsEffect of alexithymiaTreatment targetsDrug useIntervention targetsRole of alexithymiaRegression analysisSelf-report measuresAssociations Among Sleep Disturbance, Pain Catastrophizing, and Pain Intensity for Methadone-maintained Patients With Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain
Martinez CP, Edwards KA, Roos CR, Beitel M, Eller A, Barry DT. Associations Among Sleep Disturbance, Pain Catastrophizing, and Pain Intensity for Methadone-maintained Patients With Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2020, 36: 641-647. PMID: 32482968, PMCID: PMC7725378, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderMethadone maintenance treatmentChronic painPain intensitySleep disturbancesMMT patientsUse disordersLarge cross-sectional studyGreater pain intensityCo-occurring chronic painCross-sectional studyCross-sectional associationsGreater sleep disturbanceMaintenance treatmentPain catastrophizingPain issuesKey mechanistic pathwaysPainPatientsGreater painIntensity pathwaySignificant mediation effectSelf-report measuresDisordersAssociation