2017
Drug Counselor Responses to Patients’ Pain Reports: A Qualitative Investigation of Barriers and Facilitators to Treating Patients with Chronic Pain in Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Beitel M, Oberleitner L, Kahn M, Kerns RD, Liong C, Madden LM, Ginn J, Barry DT. Drug Counselor Responses to Patients’ Pain Reports: A Qualitative Investigation of Barriers and Facilitators to Treating Patients with Chronic Pain in Methadone Maintenance Treatment. Pain Medicine 2017, 18: 2152-2161. PMID: 28177509, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderMethadone maintenance treatmentChronic painDrug counselorsMaintenance treatmentTreatment needsUse disordersMedical providersCo-occurring chronic painMethadone maintenance treatment programPain management referralsChronic noncancer painPatient-related barriersMethadone-maintained patientsTreatment of patientsMaintenance treatment programPatients' treatment needsNoncancer painMedication regimensPain managementManagement referralsTreatment adherencePatient improvementPatient reportsPain
2008
Counselors’ Experiences Treating Methadone-maintained Patients with Chronic Pain: A Needs Assessment Study
Barry DT, Bernard MJ, Beitel M, Moore BA, Kerns RD, Schottenfeld RS. Counselors’ Experiences Treating Methadone-maintained Patients with Chronic Pain: A Needs Assessment Study. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2008, 2: 108-111. PMID: 21768980, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0b013e31815ec240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic painOpioid agonist treatment programPain management referralsMethadone-maintained patientsOverall caseloadMMT patientsOngoing painPain medicationPatient's painSuch patientsManagement referralsPsychologic componentsPainPatientsDrug useTreatment programSpecialized trainingNeeds assessment studyNeeds assessmentCaseloadAssessment studiesSpecific targetsMedicationsMethadoneReferral