2015
Combined Use of Opioids and Antidepressants in the Treatment of Pain: A Review of Veterans Health Administration Data for Patients with Pain Both With and Without Co-morbid Depression
Sellinger JJ, Sofuoglu M, Kerns RD, Rosenheck RA. Combined Use of Opioids and Antidepressants in the Treatment of Pain: A Review of Veterans Health Administration Data for Patients with Pain Both With and Without Co-morbid Depression. Psychiatric Quarterly 2015, 87: 585-593. PMID: 26646578, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-015-9411-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationMusculoskeletal painAntidepressant useVeterans Health Administration dataAnnual opioid prescriptionsNational VHA databasesUse of antidepressantsCo-morbid depressionTreatment of painHealth Administration dataMajor depressive disorderNon-depressed groupOpioid therapyAnalgesic benefitOpioid prescribingOpioid prescriptionsPrescribing patternsOpioid useVHA databasesFiscal year 2012Depressive disorderDepression diagnosisPainAntidepressantsOpioids
2010
Antidepressants combined with self-management of pain improves outcomes in people with comorbid pain and depression
Kerns RD. Antidepressants combined with self-management of pain improves outcomes in people with comorbid pain and depression. BMJ Mental Health 2010, 13: 13. PMID: 20164510, DOI: 10.1136/ebmh.13.1.13.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
A call for improved clinical trials of the efficacy of antidepressants in the management of chronic, nonmalignant pain
Kerns R. A call for improved clinical trials of the efficacy of antidepressants in the management of chronic, nonmalignant pain. Journal Of Pain 1995, 4: 256-258. DOI: 10.1016/s1082-3174(11)80031-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research