Robert Kerns, PhD

• Ajay Manhapra
• Alicia Heapy
• Allison Lee
• Amir Mohammad
• Amy Justice
• Anne C. Black
• Anthony J. Lisi
• Brent Moore
• Brian C. Coleman
• Caroline J. (Kendall) Schmidt
• Christopher Cutter
• Christopher Ruser
• Christopher T Rentsch
• Cynthia Brandt
• David Fiellin
• Declan Barry
• E. Jennifer Edelman
• Eugenia Buta
• Hamada Hamid Altalib
• Harini Bathulapalli
• Haseena Rajeevan
• Heather Allore
• Ilse Wiechers
• Jack Tsai
• James Dziura
• Jason Jonathon Sico
• John Beauvais
• John Concato
• Joseph Lucien Goulet
• Julie R Gaither
• Kelsey Corcoran
• Kirsha Gordon, PhD, MS
• Lindsay Oberleitner
• Ling Han
• Lori Bastian
• Lynn Madden
• Marc Rosen
• Maria Zenoni
• Mark Beitel
• Mary Driscoll
• Mary Geda
• Mary Jane Minkin
• Matthew Burg
• Patrick G. O'Connor
• Paul Desan
• Peter Jokl
• R. Ross MacLean
• Robert Soufer
• Robin Masheb
• Sally Haskell
• Samah Fodeh
• Sara N Edmond
• Stephen Holt
• Stephen Waxman
• Suzanne Decker
• Ula Hwang
• William Becker

Ethics; Health Services Accessibility; Health Services Research; Professional-Patient Relations; Quality of Health Care; Healthcare Disparities; Psychiatry and Psychology

• Long-term opioid therapy trajectories and overdose in patients with and without cancerMerlin J, Black A, Midboe A, Troszak L, Asch S, Bohnert A, Fenton B, Giannitrapani K, Glassman P, Kerns R, Silveira M, Lorenz K, Abel E, Becker W. Long-term opioid therapy trajectories and overdose in patients with and without cancer. BMJ Oncology 2023, 2: e000023. DOI: 10.1136/bmjonc-2022-000023.
• Optimizing and Accelerating the Development of Precision Pain Treatments for Chronic Pain: IMMPACT Review and RecommendationsEdwards RR, Schreiber KL, Dworkin RH, Turk DC, Baron R, Freeman R, Jensen TS, Latremoliere A, Markman JD, Rice ASC, Rowbotham M, Staud R, Tate S, Woolf CJ, Andrews NA, Carr DB, Colloca L, Cosma-Roman D, Cowan P, Diatchenko L, Farrar J, Gewandter JS, Gilron I, Kerns RD, Marchand S, Niebler G, Patel KV, Simon LS, Tockarshewsky T, Vanhove GF, Vardeh D, Walco GA, Wasan AD, Wesselmann U. Optimizing and Accelerating the Development of Precision Pain Treatments for Chronic Pain: IMMPACT Review and Recommendations. Journal Of Pain 2022 PMID: 36198371, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.08.010.
• Mental Health Diagnoses are Not Associated With Indicators of Lower Quality Pain Care in Electronic Health Records of a National Sample of Veterans Treated in Veterans Health Administration Primary Care SettingsDobscha SK, Luther SL, Kerns RD, Finch DK, Goulet JL, Brandt CA, Skanderson M, Bathulapalli H, Fodeh SJ, Hahm B, Bouayad L, Lee A, Han L. Mental Health Diagnoses are Not Associated With Indicators of Lower Quality Pain Care in Electronic Health Records of a National Sample of Veterans Treated in Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Settings. Journal Of Pain 2022, 24: 273-281. PMID: 36167230, PMCID: PMC9898089, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.08.009.
• An Analysis of the Role of Mental Health in a Randomized Trial of a Walking Intervention for Black Veterans With Chronic PainHammett PJ, Eliacin J, Makris UE, Allen KD, Kerns RD, Heapy A, Goldsmith ES, Meis LA, Taylor BC, Saenger M, Cross LJS, Do T, Branson M, Burgess DJ. An Analysis of the Role of Mental Health in a Randomized Trial of a Walking Intervention for Black Veterans With Chronic Pain. Journal Of Pain 2022, 24: 55-67. PMID: 36162790, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.07.002.
• Perspectives on participation in clinical trials among individuals with pain, depression, and/or anxiety: an ACTTION scoping review.Ferguson MC, McNicol E, Kleykamp BA, Sandoval K, Haroutounian S, Holzer KJ, Kerns RD, Veasley C, Turk DC, Dworkin RH. Perspectives on participation in clinical trials among individuals with pain, depression, and/or anxiety: an ACTTION scoping review. The Journal Of Pain : Official Journal Of The American Pain Society 2022 PMID: 36152760, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.09.001.
• Patient-Centered Pain Care Using Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Health ToolsPiette JD, Newman S, Krein SL, Marinec N, Chen J, Williams DA, Edmond SN, Driscoll M, LaChappelle KM, Kerns RD, Maly M, Kim HM, Farris KB, Higgins DM, Buta E, Heapy AA. Patient-Centered Pain Care Using Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Health Tools. JAMA Internal Medicine 2022, 182: 975-983. PMID: 35939288, PMCID: PMC9361183, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3178.
• TIDieR-telehealth: precision in reporting of telehealth interventions used in clinical trials - unique considerations for the Template for the Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) checklistRhon DI, Fritz JM, Kerns RD, McGeary DD, Coleman BC, Farrokhi S, Burgess DJ, Goertz CM, Taylor SL, Hoffmann T. TIDieR-telehealth: precision in reporting of telehealth interventions used in clinical trials - unique considerations for the Template for the Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) checklist. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2022, 22: 161. PMID: 35655144, PMCID: PMC9161193, DOI: 10.1186/s12874-022-01640-7.
• Self-Management of Chronic Pain: Psychologically Guided Core Competencies for Providers.Kerns RD, Burgess DJ, Coleman BC, Cook CE, Farrokhi S, Fritz JM, Goertz C, Heapy A, Lisi AJ, Rhon DI, Vining R. Self-Management of Chronic Pain: Psychologically Guided Core Competencies for Providers. Pain Medicine 2022, 23: 1815-1819. PMID: 35642906, PMCID: PMC9629397, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnac083.
• Brief Educational Video plus Telecare to Enhance Recovery for Older Emergency Department Patients with Acute Musculoskeletal Pain: an update to the study protocol for a randomized controlled trialHurka-Richardson K, Platts-Mills TF, McLean SA, Weinberger M, Stearns SC, Bush M, Quackenbush E, Chari S, Aylward A, Kroenke K, Kerns RD, Weaver MA, Keefe FJ, Berkoff D, Meyer ML. Brief Educational Video plus Telecare to Enhance Recovery for Older Emergency Department Patients with Acute Musculoskeletal Pain: an update to the study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2022, 23: 400. PMID: 35550175, PMCID: PMC9096747, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06310-z.
• Self-Reported Cannabis Use and HIV Viral Control among Patients with HIV Engaged in Care: Results from a National Cohort StudyBahji A, Li Y, Vickers-Smith R, Crystal S, Kerns RD, Gordon KS, Macmadu A, Skanderson M, So-Armah K, Sung ML, Bhondoekhan F, Marshall BDL, Edelman EJ. Self-Reported Cannabis Use and HIV Viral Control among Patients with HIV Engaged in Care: Results from a National Cohort Study. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 5649. PMID: 35565045, PMCID: PMC9101884, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095649.
• Long-term Opioid Therapy and Overdose in Patients with and without CancerMerlin J, Black A, Midboe A, Troszak L, Asch S, Bohnert A, Fenton B, Giannitrapani K, Glassman P, Kerns R, Silveira M, Lorenz K, Becker W. Long-term Opioid Therapy and Overdose in Patients with and without Cancer. Journal Of Pain 2022, 23: 60. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.03.225.
• Association Between Exposure to Complementary and Integrative Therapies and Opioid Analgesic Daily Dose Among Patients on Long-term Opioid TherapyBlack AC, Zeliadt SB, Kerns RD, Skanderson M, Wang R, Gelman H, Douglas JH, Becker WC. Association Between Exposure to Complementary and Integrative Therapies and Opioid Analgesic Daily Dose Among Patients on Long-term Opioid Therapy. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2022, 38: 405-409. PMID: 35440528, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000001039.
• Longitudinal analysis of the prevalence and correlates of heavy episodic drinking and self‐reported opioid use among a national cohort of patients with HIVOldfield BJ, Li Y, Vickers‐Smith R, Barry DT, Crystal S, Gordon KS, Kerns RD, Williams EC, Marshall BDL, Edelman EJ. Longitudinal analysis of the prevalence and correlates of heavy episodic drinking and self‐reported opioid use among a national cohort of patients with HIV. Alcoholism Clinical And Experimental Research 2022, 46: 600-613. PMID: 35257397, PMCID: PMC9018502, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14801.
• If you personalize it, will they use it?: Self-reported and observed use of a tailored, internet-based pain self-management program.Reuman L, Solar C, MacLean RR, Halat AM, Rajeevan H, Williams DA, Heapy AA, Bair MJ, Krein SL, Kerns RD, Higgins DM. If you personalize it, will they use it?: Self-reported and observed use of a tailored, internet-based pain self-management program. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2022, 12: 693-701. PMID: 35192703, PMCID: PMC9154266, DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibab165.
• Engaging Veterans and Military Service Members to Optimize Pragmatic Clinical Trials of Nonpharmacological Approaches for Pain ManagementAnicich A, Katsovich L, Kerns RD. Engaging Veterans and Military Service Members to Optimize Pragmatic Clinical Trials of Nonpharmacological Approaches for Pain Management. Pain Medicine 2022, 23: pnac020-. PMID: 35143672, PMCID: PMC9425849, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnac020.
• Taking ACTION to Reduce Pain: a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Walking-Focused, Proactive Coaching Intervention for Black Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal PainBurgess DJ, Hagel Campbell E, Hammett P, Allen KD, Fu SS, Heapy A, Kerns RD, Krein SL, Meis LA, Bangerter A, Cross LJS, Do T, Saenger M, Taylor BC. Taking ACTION to Reduce Pain: a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Walking-Focused, Proactive Coaching Intervention for Black Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 3585-3593. PMID: 35132545, PMCID: PMC9585120, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07376-2.
• Social and Behavioral Sciences: Response to the Opioid and Pain Crises in the United StatesKerns RD. Social and Behavioral Sciences: Response to the Opioid and Pain Crises in the United States. American Journal Of Public Health 2022, 112: s6-s8. PMID: 35143280, PMCID: PMC8842200, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.306773.
• Partnering with patients in clinical trials of pain treatments: a narrative reviewHolzer KJ, Veasley C, Kerns RD, Edwards RR, Gewandter JS, Langford DJ, Yaeger LH, McNicol E, Ferguson M, Turk DC, Dworkin RH, Haroutounian S. Partnering with patients in clinical trials of pain treatments: a narrative review. Pain 2022, 163: 1862-1873. PMID: 35297799, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002600.
• Risk Factors Associated with Healthcare Utilization for Spine PainHiggins DM, Han L, Kerns RD, Driscoll MA, Heapy AA, Skanderson M, Lisi AJ, Mattocks KM, Brandt C, Haskell SG. Risk Factors Associated with Healthcare Utilization for Spine Pain. Pain Medicine 2022, 23: pnab351. PMID: 34999899, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab351.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve chronic pain care: Evidence of AI learningPiette J, Newman S, Krein S, Marinec N, Chen J, Williams D, Edmond S, Driscoll M, LaChappelle K, Maly M, Kim H, Farris K, Higgins D, Kerns R, Heapy A. Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve chronic pain care: Evidence of AI learning. Intelligence-Based Medicine 2022, 6: 100064. DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmed.2022.100064.
• Optimizing the Impact of Pragmatic Clinical Trials for Veteran and Military Populations: Lessons From the Pain Management CollaboratoryAli J, Antonelli M, Bastian L, Becker W, Brandt CA, Burgess DJ, Burns A, Cohen SP, Davis AF, Dearth CL, Dziura J, Edwards R, Erdos J, Farrokhi S, Fritz J, Geda M, George SZ, Goertz C, Goodie J, Hastings SN, Heapy A, Ilfeld BM, Katsovich L, Kerns RD, Kyriakides TC, Lee A, Long CR, Luther SL, Martino S, Matheny ME, McGeary D, Midboe A, Pasquina P, Peduzzi P, Raffanello M, Rhon D, Rosen M, Esposito ER, Scarton D, Hastings SN, Seal K, Silliker N, Taylor S, Taylor SL, Tsui M, Wright FS, Zeliadt S. Optimizing the Impact of Pragmatic Clinical Trials for Veteran and Military Populations: Lessons From the Pain Management Collaboratory. Military Medicine 2021, 187: 179-185. PMID: 34791412, PMCID: PMC9389906, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usab458.
• Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pragmatic clinical trial participantsColeman BC, Purcell N, Geda M, Luther SL, Peduzzi P, Kerns RD, Seal KH, Burgess DJ, Rosen MI, Sellinger J, Salsbury SA, Gelman H, Brandt CA, Edwards RR. Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pragmatic clinical trial participants. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2021, 111: 106619. PMID: 34775101, PMCID: PMC8585559, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106619.
• Risk Factors Associated With Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Leading to Intensive Care Unit Admission: A Cross-sectional StudyMitra A, Ahsan H, Li W, Liu W, Kerns RD, Tsai J, Becker W, Smelson DA, Yu H. Risk Factors Associated With Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Leading to Intensive Care Unit Admission: A Cross-sectional Study. JMIR Medical Informatics 2021, 9: e32851. PMID: 34747714, PMCID: PMC8663596, DOI: 10.2196/32851.
• Justice and equity in pragmatic clinical trials: Considerations for pain research within integrated health systemsAli J, Davis AF, Burgess DJ, Rhon DI, Vining R, Young‐McCaughan S, Green S, Kerns RD. Justice and equity in pragmatic clinical trials: Considerations for pain research within integrated health systems. Learning Health Systems 2021, 6: e10291. PMID: 35434355, PMCID: PMC9006531, DOI: 10.1002/lrh2.10291.
• Psychological Interventions for the Treatment of Chronic Pain in AdultsDriscoll MA, Edwards RR, Becker WC, Kaptchuk TJ, Kerns RD. Psychological Interventions for the Treatment of Chronic Pain in Adults. Psychological Science In The Public Interest 2021, 22: 52-95. PMID: 34541967, DOI: 10.1177/15291006211008157.
• Measuring pain care quality in the Veterans Health Administration primary care settingLuther SL, Finch DK, Bouayad L, McCart J, Han L, Dobscha SK, Skanderson M, Fodeh SJ, Hahm B, Lee A, Goulet JL, Brandt CA, Kerns RD. Measuring pain care quality in the Veterans Health Administration primary care setting. Pain 2021, 163: e715-e724. PMID: 34724683, PMCID: PMC8920945, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002477.
• Pain and smoking study (PASS): A comparative effectiveness trial of smoking cessation counseling for veterans with chronic painBastian LA, Driscoll M, DeRycke E, Edmond S, Mattocks K, Goulet J, Kerns RD, Lawless M, Quon C, Selander K, Snow J, Casares J, Lee M, Brandt C, Ditre J, Becker W. Pain and smoking study (PASS): A comparative effectiveness trial of smoking cessation counseling for veterans with chronic pain. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2021, 23: 100839. PMID: 34485755, PMCID: PMC8391053, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100839.
• Military sexual trauma and suicidal ideation in VHA-care-seeking OEF/OIF/OND veterans without mental health diagnosis or treatmentDecker SE, Ramsey CM, Ronzitti S, Kerns RD, Driscoll MA, Dziura J, Skanderson M, Bathulapalli H, Brandt CA, Haskell SG, Goulet JL. Military sexual trauma and suicidal ideation in VHA-care-seeking OEF/OIF/OND veterans without mental health diagnosis or treatment. Psychiatry Research 2021, 303: 114089. PMID: 34247061, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114089.
• Sociodemographic and clinical correlates of gabapentin receipt with and without opioids among a national cohort of patients with HIVOldfield BJ, Li Y, Vickers-Smith R, Becker WC, Barry DT, Crystal S, Gordon KS, Kerns RD, Rentsch CT, Marshall BDL, Edelman EJ. Sociodemographic and clinical correlates of gabapentin receipt with and without opioids among a national cohort of patients with HIV. AIDS Care 2021, 34: 1053-1063. PMID: 34114904, PMCID: PMC8664891, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2021.1939851.
• Correlates of Manual Therapy and Acupuncture Use Among Rural Patients Seeking Conventional Pain Management: A Cross-sectional StudyFeinberg TM, Coleman B, Innes KE, Kerns RD, Jackson B, Lisi A, Majoris N, Brandt C. Correlates of Manual Therapy and Acupuncture Use Among Rural Patients Seeking Conventional Pain Management: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal Of Manipulative And Physiological Therapeutics 2021, 44: 330-343. PMID: 33896602, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2021.01.002.
• Long-term Patterns of Self-reported Opioid Use, VACS Index, and Mortality Among People with HIV Engaged in CareAdams JW, Li Y, Barry DT, Gordon KS, Kerns RD, Oldfield BJ, Rentsch CT, Marshall BDL, Edelman EJ. Long-term Patterns of Self-reported Opioid Use, VACS Index, and Mortality Among People with HIV Engaged in Care. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 25: 2951-2962. PMID: 33569682, PMCID: PMC8442670, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03162-7.
• Development and Implementation of the Military Treatment Facility Engagement Committee (MTFEC) to Support Pragmatic Clinical Trials in the Military Health SystemScarton DV, Roddy WT, Taylor JA, Geda M, Brandt CA, Peduzzi P, Kerns RD, Pasquina PF. Development and Implementation of the Military Treatment Facility Engagement Committee (MTFEC) to Support Pragmatic Clinical Trials in the Military Health System. Military Medicine 2021, 186: 70-75. PMID: 33499543, PMCID: PMC7980475, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usaa368.
• The ACTTION Guide to Clinical Trials of Pain Treatments, part II: mitigating bias, maximizing valueDworkin RH, Kerns RD, McDermott MP, Turk DC, Veasley C. The ACTTION Guide to Clinical Trials of Pain Treatments, part II: mitigating bias, maximizing value. PAIN Reports 2021, 6: e886. PMID: 33521484, PMCID: PMC7838005, DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000000886.
• Pain, Complex Chronic Conditions and Potential Inappropriate Medication in People with Dementia. Lessons Learnt for Pain Treatment Plans Utilizing Data from the Veteran Health AdministrationHusebo BS, Kerns RD, Han L, Skanderson M, Gnjidic D, Allore HG. Pain, Complex Chronic Conditions and Potential Inappropriate Medication in People with Dementia. Lessons Learnt for Pain Treatment Plans Utilizing Data from the Veteran Health Administration. Brain Sciences 2021, 11: 86. PMID: 33440668, PMCID: PMC7827274, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11010086.
• Incorporating walking into cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain: safety and effectiveness of a personalized walking interventionHeapy AA, Tankha H, Higgins DM, Driscoll M, LaChappelle KM, Goulet JL, Buta E, Piette JD, Kerns RD, Krein SL. Incorporating walking into cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain: safety and effectiveness of a personalized walking intervention. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2021, 44: 260-269. PMID: 33386530, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-020-00193-8.
• Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches Are Underused Among Older Veterans With Musculoskeletal PainHan L, Kerns R, Skanderson M, Luther S, Fodeh S, Goulet J, Brandt C. Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches Are Underused Among Older Veterans With Musculoskeletal Pain. Innovation In Aging 2020, 4: 203-203. PMCID: PMC7740151, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaa057.657.
• Strategy for addressing research-site overlap in pragmatic clinical trials: lessons learned from the NIH-DOD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory (PMC)Geda M, George SZ, Burgess DJ, Scarton DV, Roddy WT, Gordon KS, Pasquina PF, Brandt CA, Kerns RD, Peduzzi P. Strategy for addressing research-site overlap in pragmatic clinical trials: lessons learned from the NIH-DOD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory (PMC). Trials 2020, 21: 1021. PMID: 33308289, PMCID: PMC7731473, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-020-04941-8.
• NIH-DOD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory: Pragmatic Clinical Trials of Nonpharmacological Approaches for Management of Pain and Co-occurring Conditions in Veteran and Military Health Systems: IntroductionKerns RD, Brandt CA. NIH-DOD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory: Pragmatic Clinical Trials of Nonpharmacological Approaches for Management of Pain and Co-occurring Conditions in Veteran and Military Health Systems: Introduction. Pain Medicine 2020, 21: s1-s4. PMID: 33313722, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa358.
• Stakeholder Engagement in Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Emphasizing Relationships to Improve Pain Management Delivery and OutcomesBastian LA, Cohen SP, Katsovich L, Becker WC, Brummett BR, Burgess DJ, Crunkhorn AE, Denneson LM, Frank JW, Goertz C, Ilfeld B, Kanzler KE, Krishnaswamy A, LaChappelle K, Martino S, Mattocks K, McGeary CA, Reznik TE, Rhon DI, Salsbury SA, Seal KH, Semiatin AM, Shin MH, Simon CB, Teyhen DS, Zamora K, Kerns RD, Collaboratory T. Stakeholder Engagement in Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Emphasizing Relationships to Improve Pain Management Delivery and Outcomes. Pain Medicine 2020, 21: s13-s20. PMID: 33313726, PMCID: PMC7824996, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa333.
• Designing Trials with Purpose: Pragmatic Clinical Trials of Nonpharmacological Approaches for Pain Management.Gordon KS, Peduzzi P, Kerns RD. Designing Trials with Purpose: Pragmatic Clinical Trials of Nonpharmacological Approaches for Pain Management. Pain Medicine 2020, 21: s7-s12. PMID: 33313727, PMCID: PMC7825099, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa347.
• Pivoting to virtual delivery for managing chronic pain with nonpharmacological treatments: implications for pragmatic researchFritz JM, Davis AF, Burgess DJ, Coleman B, Cook C, Farrokhi S, Goertz C, Heapy A, Lisi AJ, McGeary DD, Rhon DI, Taylor SL, Zeliadt S, Kerns RD. Pivoting to virtual delivery for managing chronic pain with nonpharmacological treatments: implications for pragmatic research. Pain 2020, 162: 1591-1596. PMID: 33156148, PMCID: PMC8089114, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002139.
• Predictors of engagement in an internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy program for veterans with chronic low back painSolar C, Halat AM, MacLean RR, Rajeevan H, Williams DA, Krein SL, Heapy AA, Bair MJ, Kerns RD, Higgins DM. Predictors of engagement in an internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy program for veterans with chronic low back pain. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2020, 11: ibaa098-. PMID: 33098304, DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibaa098.
• All-cause mortality among males living with and without HIV initiating long-term opioid therapy, and its association with opioid dose, opioid interruption and other factorsGordon K, Manhapra A, Crystal S, Dziura J, Edelman E, Skanderson M, Kerns R, Justice A, Tate J, Becker W. All-cause mortality among males living with and without HIV initiating long-term opioid therapy, and its association with opioid dose, opioid interruption and other factors. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 216: 108291. PMID: 33011662, PMCID: PMC7644145, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108291.
• Identifying Multisite Chronic Pain with Electronic Health Records Data.Von Korff M, DeBar LL, Deyo RA, Mayhew M, Kerns RD, Goulet JL, Brandt C. Identifying Multisite Chronic Pain with Electronic Health Records Data. Pain Medicine 2020, 21: 3387-3392. PMID: 32918481, PMCID: PMC7770230, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa295.
• Adapting to disruption of research during the COVID-19 pandemic while testing nonpharmacological approaches to pain managementColeman BC, Kean J, Brandt CA, Peduzzi P, Kerns RD, . Adapting to disruption of research during the COVID-19 pandemic while testing nonpharmacological approaches to pain management. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2020, 10: ibaa074-. PMID: 32885815, PMCID: PMC7499692, DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibaa074.
• Improving Study Conduct and Data Quality in Clinical Trials of Chronic Pain Treatments: IMMPACT Recommendations.Gewandter JS, Dworkin RH, Turk DC, Devine EG, Hewitt D, Jensen MP, Katz NP, Kirkwood AA, Malamut R, Markman JD, Vrijens B, Burke L, Campbell JN, Carr DB, Conaghan PG, Cowan P, Doyle MK, Edwards RR, Evans SR, Farrar JT, Freeman R, Gilron I, Juge D, Kerns RD, Kopecky EA, McDermott MP, Niebler G, Patel KV, Rauck R, Rice ASC, Rowbotham M, Sessler NE, Simon LS, Singla N, Skljarevski V, Tockarshewsky T, Vanhove GF, Wasan AD, Witter J. Improving Study Conduct and Data Quality in Clinical Trials of Chronic Pain Treatments: IMMPACT Recommendations. The Journal Of Pain : Official Journal Of The American Pain Society 2020, 21: 931-942. PMID: 31843583, PMCID: PMC7292738, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.12.003.
• Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arthritis PainFraenkel L, Buta E, Suter L, Dubreuil M, Levy C, Najem C, Brennan M, Corn B, Kerns R, Goulet J. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arthritis Pain. JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 1194-1202. PMID: 32702101, PMCID: PMC7372512, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2821.
• Brief educational video plus telecare to enhance recovery for older emergency department patients with acute musculoskeletal pain: study protocol for the BETTER randomized controlled trialPlatts-Mills TF, McLean SA, Weinberger M, Stearns SC, Bush M, Teresi BB, Hurka-Richardson K, Kroenke K, Kerns RD, Weaver MA, Keefe FJ. Brief educational video plus telecare to enhance recovery for older emergency department patients with acute musculoskeletal pain: study protocol for the BETTER randomized controlled trial. Trials 2020, 21: 615. PMID: 32631400, PMCID: PMC7336469, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-020-04552-3.
• Treatment of a Large Cohort of Veterans Experiencing Musculoskeletal Disorders with Spinal Cord Stimulation in the Veterans Health Administration: Veteran Characteristics and OutcomesWandner LD, Fenton BT, Goulet JL, Carroll CM, Heapy A, Higgins DM, Bair MJ, Sandbrink F, Kerns RD. Treatment of a Large Cohort of Veterans Experiencing Musculoskeletal Disorders with Spinal Cord Stimulation in the Veterans Health Administration: Veteran Characteristics and Outcomes. Journal Of Pain Research 2020, 13: 1687-1697. PMID: 32753944, PMCID: PMC7354010, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s241567.
• Neuropsychological assessments and psychotherapeutic services in Veterans with multiple sclerosis: Rates of utilization and their associations with socio-demographics and clinical characteristics using Veterans Health Administration-based dataGromisch ES, Kulas JF, Altalib H, Kerns RD, Mattocks KM, Brandt CA, Haskell S. Neuropsychological assessments and psychotherapeutic services in Veterans with multiple sclerosis: Rates of utilization and their associations with socio-demographics and clinical characteristics using Veterans Health Administration-based data. Multiple Sclerosis And Related Disorders 2020, 43: 102220. PMID: 32480347, DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102220.
• Trajectories of Self-Reported Opioid Use Among Patients With HIV Engaged in Care: Results From a National Cohort Study.Edelman EJ, Li Y, Barry D, Brennan Braden J, Crystal S, Kerns RD, Gaither JR, Gordon KS, Manhapra A, Merlin JS, Moore BA, Oldfield BJ, Park LS, Rentsch CT, Skanderson M, Williams EC, Justice AC, Tate JP, Becker WC, Marshall BDL. Trajectories of Self-Reported Opioid Use Among Patients With HIV Engaged in Care: Results From a National Cohort Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2020, 84: 26-36. PMID: 32267658, PMCID: PMC7147724, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002310.
• Are We Missing Opioid-Related Deaths among People with HIV?Becker WC, Gordon KS, Edelman EJ, Goulet JL, Kerns RD, Marshall BDL, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Tate JP. Are We Missing Opioid-Related Deaths among People with HIV? Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 212: 108003. PMID: 32417360, PMCID: PMC9580216, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108003.
• The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Pain Intensity Among Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorders: Findings from the MSD Cohort Study.Higgins DM, Buta E, Heapy AA, Driscoll MA, Kerns RD, Masheb R, Becker WC, Hausmann LRM, Bair MJ, Wandner L, Janke EA, Brandt CA, Goulet JL. The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Pain Intensity Among Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorders: Findings from the MSD Cohort Study. Pain Medicine 2020, 21: 2563-2572. PMID: 32186722, PMCID: PMC7778330, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa043.
• "Asking Is Never Bad, I Would Venture on That": Patients' Perspectives on Routine Pain Screening in VA Primary Care.Giannitrapani KF, Haverfield MC, Lo NK, McCaa MD, Timko C, Dobscha SK, Kerns RD, Lorenz KA. "Asking Is Never Bad, I Would Venture on That": Patients' Perspectives on Routine Pain Screening in VA Primary Care. Pain Medicine 2020, 21: 2163-2171. PMID: 32142132, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa016.
• Internet‐Based Pain Self‐Management for Veterans: Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of the Pain EASE ProgramHiggins DM, Buta E, Williams DA, Halat A, Bair MJ, Heapy AA, Krein SL, Rajeevan H, Rosen MI, Kerns RD. Internet‐Based Pain Self‐Management for Veterans: Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of the Pain EASE Program. Pain Practice 2020, 20: 357-370. PMID: 31778281, DOI: 10.1111/papr.12861.
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Management of Multiple Sclerosis–Related PainGromisch ES, Kerns RD, Czlapinski R, Beenken B, Otis J, Lo AC, Beauvais J. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Management of Multiple Sclerosis–Related Pain. International Journal Of MS Care 2020, 22: 8-14. PMID: 32123523, PMCID: PMC7041614, DOI: 10.7224/1537-2073.2018-023.
• Further Examination of the Pain Stages of Change Questionnaires Among Chronic Low Back Pain PatientsMun CJ, Otis JD, Concato J, Reid MC, Burg MM, Czlapinski R, Kerns RD. Further Examination of the Pain Stages of Change Questionnaires Among Chronic Low Back Pain Patients. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2019, 36: 227-227. PMID: 31899724, PMCID: PMC7060927, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000796.
• Pain-related illness intrusiveness is associated with lower activity engagement among persons with multiple sclerosisGromisch ES, Kerns RD, Beauvais J. Pain-related illness intrusiveness is associated with lower activity engagement among persons with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis And Related Disorders 2019, 38: 101882. PMID: 31812040, DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2019.101882.
• Graded chronic pain scale revised: mild, bothersome, and high-impact chronic pain.Von Korff M, DeBar LL, Krebs EE, Kerns RD, Deyo RA, Keefe FJ. Graded chronic pain scale revised: mild, bothersome, and high-impact chronic pain. Pain 2019, 161: 651-661. PMID: 31764390, PMCID: PMC7097879, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001758.
• USE OF EXPOSURE CROSSOVER DESIGN TO CONTROL FOR UNMEASURED BASELINE CONFOUNDING IN OBSERVATIONAL STUDIESHan L, Kerns R, Skanderson M, Goulet J, Luther S, Brandt C. USE OF EXPOSURE CROSSOVER DESIGN TO CONTROL FOR UNMEASURED BASELINE CONFOUNDING IN OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES. Innovation In Aging 2019, 3: s479-s480. PMCID: PMC6840900, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.1785.
• Demographic, Disease, and Clinical Factors Related to Pain Catastrophizing Among Persons with Multiple SclerosisGromisch E, Kerns R, Beauvais J. Demographic, Disease, and Clinical Factors Related to Pain Catastrophizing Among Persons with Multiple Sclerosis. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 2019, 100: e61. DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.08.170.
• High-dose prescribed opioids are associated with increased risk of heroin use among United States military veterans.Banerjee G, Edelman EJ, Barry DT, Crystal S, Gordon KS, Gordon AJ, Gaither JR, Green TC, Kerns RD, Manhapra A, Moore BA, Fiellin DA, Marshall BDL. High-dose prescribed opioids are associated with increased risk of heroin use among United States military veterans. Pain 2019, 160: 2126-2135. PMID: 31145217, PMCID: PMC6699915, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001606.
• Further Examination of the Pain Stages of Change Questionnaires Among Chronic Low Back Pain PatientsMun CJ, Otis JD, Concato J, Reid MC, Burg MM, Czlapinski R, Kerns RD. Further Examination of the Pain Stages of Change Questionnaires Among Chronic Low Back Pain Patients. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2019, 35: 744-752. PMID: 31149934, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000733.
• Signature Informed Consent for Long-Term Opioid Therapy in Patients With Cancer: Perspectives of Patients and ProvidersGiannitrapani KF, Fereydooni S, Azarfar A, Silveira MJ, Glassman PA, Midboe AM, Bohnert ABS, Zenoni MA, Kerns RD, Pearlman RA, Asch SM, Becker W, Lorenz KA. Signature Informed Consent for Long-Term Opioid Therapy in Patients With Cancer: Perspectives of Patients and Providers. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2019, 59: 49-57. PMID: 31476361, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.08.020.
• NIH-DoD-VA Pain Management CollaboratoryKerns RD, Brandt CA, Peduzzi P. NIH-DoD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory. Pain Medicine 2019, 20: 2336-2345. PMID: 31807788, PMCID: PMC6895460, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnz186.
• Enhancing Motivation for Change in the Management of Chronic Painful Conditions: a Review of Recent LiteratureAnkawi B, Kerns RD, Edmond SN. Enhancing Motivation for Change in the Management of Chronic Painful Conditions: a Review of Recent Literature. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2019, 23: 75. PMID: 31388839, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-019-0813-x.
• Personal Resource Profiles of Individuals With Chronic Pain: Sociodemographic and Pain Interference DifferencesMun CJ, Davis MC, Molton IR, Karoly P, Suk HW, Ehde DM, Tennen H, Kerns RD, Jensen MP. Personal Resource Profiles of Individuals With Chronic Pain: Sociodemographic and Pain Interference Differences. Rehabilitation Psychology 2019, 64: 245-262. PMID: 30688480, PMCID: PMC6737933, DOI: 10.1037/rep0000261.
• “I Battle Pain Every Single Day”: Pain-Related Illness Intrusiveness Among Persons With Multiple SclerosisGromisch ES, Kerns RD, Beauvais J. “I Battle Pain Every Single Day”: Pain-Related Illness Intrusiveness Among Persons With Multiple Sclerosis. Rehabilitation Psychology 2019, 64: 269-278. PMID: 30896244, DOI: 10.1037/rep0000273.
• Engaging Mental Health Professionals in Addressing PainEdmond SN, Heapy AA, Kerns RD. Engaging Mental Health Professionals in Addressing Pain. JAMA Psychiatry 2019, 76: 565-566. PMID: 30942829, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.0254.
• Development and Assessment of a Crosswalk Between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM to Identify Patients with Common Pain ConditionsMayhew M, DeBar LL, Deyo RA, Kerns RD, Goulet JL, Brandt CA, Von Korff M. Development and Assessment of a Crosswalk Between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM to Identify Patients with Common Pain Conditions. Journal Of Pain 2019, 20: 1429-1445. PMID: 31129316, PMCID: PMC6874733, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.05.006.
• Core Competencies for the Emerging Specialty of Pain PsychologyWandner LD, Prasad R, Ramezani A, Malcore SA, Kerns RD. Core Competencies for the Emerging Specialty of Pain Psychology. American Psychologist 2019, 74: 432-444. PMID: 30070541, DOI: 10.1037/amp0000330.
• Considerations of trial design and conduct in behavioral interventions for the management of chronic pain in adultsEdmond SN, Turk DC, Williams DA, Kerns RD. Considerations of trial design and conduct in behavioral interventions for the management of chronic pain in adults. PAIN Reports 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 31583335, PMCID: PMC6749925, DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000000655.
• The ACTTION Guide to Clinical Trials of Pain Treatments: standing on the shoulders of giantsDworkin RH, Kerns RD, McDermott MP, Turk DC, Veasley C. The ACTTION Guide to Clinical Trials of Pain Treatments: standing on the shoulders of giants. PAIN Reports 2019, 4: e757. PMID: 31583365, PMCID: PMC6749912, DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000000757.
• Analgesic prescribing trends in a national sample of older veterans with osteoarthritisTrentalange M, Runels T, Bean A, Kerns RD, Bair MJ, Brody AA, Brandt CA, Hwang U. Analgesic prescribing trends in a national sample of older veterans with osteoarthritis. Pain 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30913167, PMCID: PMC9486693, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001509.
• Core Outcome Measures for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Research: Recommendations from a Veterans Health Administration Work GroupKroenke K, Krebs EE, Turk D, Von Korff M, Bair MJ, Allen KD, Sandbrink F, Cheville AL, DeBar L, Lorenz KA, Kerns RD. Core Outcome Measures for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Research: Recommendations from a Veterans Health Administration Work Group. Pain Medicine 2019, 20: 1500-1508. PMID: 30615172, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny279.
• International Stakeholder Community of Pain Experts and Leaders Call for an Urgent Action on Forced Opioid TaperingDarnall BD, Juurlink D, Kerns RD, Mackey S, Van Dorsten B, Humphreys K, Gonzalez-Sotomayor JA, Furlan A, Gordon AJ, Gordon DB, Hoffman DE, Katz J, Kertesz SG, Satel S, Lawhern RA, Nicholson KM, Polomano RC, Williamson OD, McAnally H, Kao MC, Schug S, Twillman R, Lewis TA, Stieg RL, Lorig K, Mallick-Searle T, West RW, Gray S, Ariens SR, Potter J, Cowan P, Kollas CD, Laird D, Ingle B, Grove J, Wilson M, Lockman K, Hodson F, Palackdharry CS, Fillingim RB, Fudin J, Barnhouse J, Manhapra A, Henson SR, Singer B, Ljosenvoor M, Griffith M, Doctor JN, Hardin K, London C, Mankowski J, Anderson A, Ellsworth L, Budzinski L, Brandt B, Hartley G, Heck D, Zobrosky MJ, Cheek C, Wilson M, Laux CE, Datz G, Dunaway J, Schonfeld E, Cady M, LeDantec-Boswell T, Craigie M, Sturgeon J, Flood P, Giummarra M, Whelan J, Thorn BE, Martin RL, Schatman ME, Gregory MD, Kirz J, Robinson P, Marx JG, Stewart JR, Keck PS, Hadland SE, Murphy JL, Lumley MA, Brown KS, Leong MS, Fillman M, Broatch JW, Perez A, Watford K, Kruska K, You D, Ogbeide S, Kukucka A, Lawson S, Ray JB, Martin T, Lakehomer JB, Burke A, Cohen RI, Grinspoon P, Rubenstein MS, Sutherland S, Walters K, Lovejoy T. International Stakeholder Community of Pain Experts and Leaders Call for an Urgent Action on Forced Opioid Tapering. Pain Medicine 2018, 20: 429-433. PMID: 30496540, PMCID: PMC6657573, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny228.
• Testing implementation facilitation of a primary care-based collaborative care clinical program using a hybrid type III interrupted time series design: a study protocolMidboe AM, Martino S, Krein SL, Frank JW, Painter JT, Chandler M, Schroeder A, Fenton BT, Troszak L, Erhardt T, Kerns RD, Becker WC. Testing implementation facilitation of a primary care-based collaborative care clinical program using a hybrid type III interrupted time series design: a study protocol. Implementation Science 2018, 13: 145. PMID: 30486877, PMCID: PMC6262952, DOI: 10.1186/s13012-018-0838-2.
• An evaluation of the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy for opioid use disorder and chronic painBarry DT, Beitel M, Cutter CJ, Fiellin DA, Kerns RD, Moore BA, Oberleitner L, Madden LM, Liong C, Ginn J, Schottenfeld RS. An evaluation of the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy for opioid use disorder and chronic pain. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 194: 460-467. PMID: 30508769, PMCID: PMC6312460, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.10.015.
• Prevalence of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain Among Adults — United States, 2016Dahlhamer J, Lucas J, Zelaya C, Nahin R, Mackey S, DeBar L, Kerns R, Von Korff M, Porter L, Helmick C. Prevalence of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain Among Adults — United States, 2016. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2018, 67: 1001-1006. PMID: 30212442, PMCID: PMC6146950, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6736a2.
• A Brief, Integrated, Telephone-Based Intervention for Veterans Who Smoke and Have Chronic Pain: A Feasibility Study.Driscoll MA, Perez E, Edmond SN, Becker WC, DeRycke EC, Kerns RD, Bastian LA. A Brief, Integrated, Telephone-Based Intervention for Veterans Who Smoke and Have Chronic Pain: A Feasibility Study. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s84-s92. PMID: 30203011, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny144.
• Understanding Pain and Pain Treatment for Veterans: Responding to the Federal Pain Research StrategyBastian LA, Heapy A, Becker WC, Sandbrink F, Atkins D, Kerns RD. Understanding Pain and Pain Treatment for Veterans: Responding to the Federal Pain Research Strategy. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s1-s4. PMID: 30203012, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny143.
• Opioid Use Among Veterans of Recent Wars Receiving Veterans Affairs Chiropractic Care.Lisi AJ, Corcoran KL, DeRycke EC, Bastian LA, Becker WC, Edmond SN, Goertz CM, Goulet JL, Haskell SG, Higgins DM, Kawecki T, Kerns RD, Mattocks K, Ramsey C, Ruser CB, Brandt CA. Opioid Use Among Veterans of Recent Wars Receiving Veterans Affairs Chiropractic Care. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s54-s60. PMID: 30203014, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny114.
• Project STEP: Implementing the Veterans Health Administration's Stepped Care Model of Pain Management.Edmond SN, Moore BA, Dorflinger LM, Goulet JL, Becker WC, Heapy AA, Sellinger JJ, Lee AW, Levin FL, Ruser CB, Kerns RD. Project STEP: Implementing the Veterans Health Administration's Stepped Care Model of Pain Management. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s30-s37. PMID: 30203015, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny094.
• Relationships Between Temporomandibular Disorders, MSD Conditions, and Mental Health Comorbidities: Findings from the Veterans Musculoskeletal Disorders CohortFenton BT, Goulet JL, Bair MJ, Cowley T, Kerns RD. Relationships Between Temporomandibular Disorders, MSD Conditions, and Mental Health Comorbidities: Findings from the Veterans Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s61-s68. PMID: 30203016, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny145.
• Impact of Cigarette Smoking Status on Pain Intensity Among Veterans With and Without Hepatitis C.Lynch SM, Wilson SM, DeRycke EC, Driscoll MA, Becker WC, Goulet JL, Kerns RD, Mattocks KM, Brandt CA, Bathulapalli H, Skanderson M, Haskell SG, Bastian LA. Impact of Cigarette Smoking Status on Pain Intensity Among Veterans With and Without Hepatitis C. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s5-s11. PMID: 30203017, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny146.
• Duration of opioid prescriptions predicts incident nonmedical use of prescription opioids among U.S. veterans receiving medical careBarry DT, Marshall BDL, Becker WC, Gordon AJ, Crystal S, Kerns RD, Gaither JR, Gordon KS, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Edelman EJ. Duration of opioid prescriptions predicts incident nonmedical use of prescription opioids among U.S. veterans receiving medical care. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 191: 348-354. PMID: 30176548, PMCID: PMC6596307, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.07.008.
• Increased Nonopioid Chronic Pain Treatment in the Veterans Health Administration, 2010–2016Frank JW, Carey E, Nolan C, Kerns RD, Sandbrink F, Gallagher R, Ho PM. Increased Nonopioid Chronic Pain Treatment in the Veterans Health Administration, 2010–2016. Pain Medicine 2018, 20: 869-877. PMID: 30137520, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny149.
• Racial disparities in discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy following illicit drug use among black and white patientsGaither JR, Gordon K, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Kerns RD, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Becker WC. Racial disparities in discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy following illicit drug use among black and white patients. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 192: 371-376. PMID: 30122319, PMCID: PMC7106601, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.05.033.
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Veterans With Tinnitus.Schmidt CJ, Kerns RD, Finkel S, Michaelides E, Henry JA. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Veterans With Tinnitus. Federal Practitioner 2018, 35: 36-46. PMID: 30766380, PMCID: PMC6263445.
• Brief Counseling for Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorder, Risky Substance Use, and Service Connection Claims.Rosen MI, Becker WC, Black AC, Martino S, Edens EL, Kerns RD. Brief Counseling for Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorder, Risky Substance Use, and Service Connection Claims. Pain Medicine 2018, 20: 528-542. PMID: 29800338, PMCID: PMC6387983, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny071.
• Use of Non-Pharmacological Pain Treatment Modalities Among Veterans with Chronic Pain: Results from a Cross-Sectional SurveyEdmond SN, Becker WC, Driscoll MA, Decker SE, Higgins DM, Mattocks KM, Kerns RD, Haskell SG. Use of Non-Pharmacological Pain Treatment Modalities Among Veterans with Chronic Pain: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 33: 54-60. PMID: 29633141, PMCID: PMC5902341, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4322-0.
• Making Integrated Multimodal Pain Care a Reality: A Path ForwardKerns RD, Krebs EE, Atkins D. Making Integrated Multimodal Pain Care a Reality: A Path Forward. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 33: 1-3. PMID: 29633131, PMCID: PMC5902350, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4361-6.
• Association Between Facility-Level Utilization of Non-pharmacologic Chronic Pain Treatment and Subsequent Initiation of Long-Term Opioid TherapyCarey EP, Nolan C, Kerns RD, Ho PM, Frank JW. Association Between Facility-Level Utilization of Non-pharmacologic Chronic Pain Treatment and Subsequent Initiation of Long-Term Opioid Therapy. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 33: 38-45. PMID: 29633137, PMCID: PMC5902343, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4324-y.
• Shining the LAMP on Efforts to Transform Pain Care in America.Kerns RD. Shining the LAMP on Efforts to Transform Pain Care in America. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2018, 168: 517-518. PMID: 29482222, DOI: 10.7326/M18-0061.
• Veteran Experiences Seeking Non-pharmacologic Approaches for Pain.Giannitrapani K, McCaa M, Haverfield M, Kerns RD, Timko C, Dobscha S, Lorenz K. Veteran Experiences Seeking Non-pharmacologic Approaches for Pain. Military Medicine 2018, 183: e628-e634. PMID: 29590422, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usy018.
• Evaluation of Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches Among US Veterans with Musculoskeletal Pain Using Propensity Score Methods.Han L, Goulet JL, Skanderson M, Bathulapalli H, Luther SL, Kerns RD, Brandt CA. Evaluation of Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches Among US Veterans with Musculoskeletal Pain Using Propensity Score Methods. Pain Medicine 2018, 20: 90-102. PMID: 29584926, PMCID: PMC6329442, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny027.
• Mixed methods formative evaluation of a collaborative care program to decrease risky opioid prescribing and increase non-pharmacologic approaches to pain managementBecker WC, Mattocks KM, Frank JW, Bair MJ, Jankowski RL, Kerns RD, Painter JT, Fenton BT, Midboe AM, Martino S. Mixed methods formative evaluation of a collaborative care program to decrease risky opioid prescribing and increase non-pharmacologic approaches to pain management. Addictive Behaviors 2018, 86: 138-145. PMID: 29576479, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.03.009.
• Intervention Mapping to develop a Social Cognitive Theory-based intervention for chronic pain tailored to individuals with HIVMerlin JS, Young SR, Johnson MO, Saag M, Demonte W, Kerns R, Bair MJ, Kertesz S, Turan JM, Kilgore M, Clay OJ, Pekmezi D, Davies S. Intervention Mapping to develop a Social Cognitive Theory-based intervention for chronic pain tailored to individuals with HIV. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2018, 10: 9-16. PMID: 29696153, PMCID: PMC5898474, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2018.02.004.
• A Randomized Pilot Trial of a Novel Behavioral Intervention for Chronic Pain Tailored to Individuals with HIVMerlin JS, Westfall AO, Long D, Davies S, Saag M, Demonte W, Young S, Kerns RD, Bair MJ, Kertesz S, Turan JM, Kilgore M, Clay OJ, Starrels J, Pekmezi D, Johnson MO. A Randomized Pilot Trial of a Novel Behavioral Intervention for Chronic Pain Tailored to Individuals with HIV. AIDS And Behavior 2018, 22: 2733-2742. PMID: 29340913, PMCID: PMC6047927, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-018-2028-2.
• Classifying clinical notes with pain assessment using machine learningFodeh SJ, Finch D, Bouayad L, Luther SL, Ling H, Kerns RD, Brandt C. Classifying clinical notes with pain assessment using machine learning. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing 2017, 56: 1285-1292. PMID: 29280092, PMCID: PMC6014866, DOI: 10.1007/s11517-017-1772-1.
• Nationwide Implementation and Outcomes of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain Over Clinical Video TeleconferencingConnolly K, Vanderploeg P, Kerns R, Grant C, Sellinger J, Godleski L. Nationwide Implementation and Outcomes of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain Over Clinical Video Teleconferencing. Journal Of Technology In Behavioral Science 2017, 3: 26-31. DOI: 10.1007/s41347-017-0024-4.
• Pain Self-Management for Veterans: Development and Pilot Test of a Stage-Based Mobile-Optimized InterventionJohnson SS, Levesque DA, Broderick LE, Bailey DG, Kerns RD. Pain Self-Management for Veterans: Development and Pilot Test of a Stage-Based Mobile-Optimized Intervention. JMIR Medical Informatics 2017, 5: e40. PMID: 29042341, PMCID: PMC5663948, DOI: 10.2196/medinform.7117.
• Developing a typology of patient-generated behavioral goals for cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain (CBT-CP): classification and predicting outcomesHeapy AA, Wandner L, Driscoll MA, LaChappelle K, Czlapinski R, Fenton BT, Piette JD, Aikens JE, Janevic MR, Kerns RD. Developing a typology of patient-generated behavioral goals for cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain (CBT-CP): classification and predicting outcomes. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2017, 41: 174-185. PMID: 28936717, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-017-9885-4.
• Cost-effectiveness of a chronic pain intervention for people living with HIV (PLWH)Merlin JS, Westfall AO, Johnson MO, Kerns RD, Bair MJ, Kertesz S, Turan JM, Clay OJ, Starrels JL, Kilgore M. Cost-effectiveness of a chronic pain intervention for people living with HIV (PLWH). Journal Of Medical Economics 2017, 21: 122-126. PMID: 28880698, PMCID: PMC6028014, DOI: 10.1080/13696998.2017.1377719.
• Multiple Sources of Prescription Payment and Risky Opioid Therapy Among VeteransBecker WC, Fenton BT, Brandt CA, Doyle EL, Francis J, Goulet JL, Moore BA, Torrise V, Kerns RD, Kreiner PW. Multiple Sources of Prescription Payment and Risky Opioid Therapy Among Veterans. Medical Care 2017, 55: s33-s36. PMID: 28410338, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000722.
• Reply to Osborne & Serdarevic (2017): Potential impact of exposure definition when examining non‐medical use of prescription opioids among US veteransBanerjee G, Edelman EJ, Barry DT, Becker WC, Cerdá M, Crystal S, Gaither JR, Gordon AJ, Gordon KS, Kerns RD, Martins SS, Fiellin DA, Marshall BDL. Reply to Osborne & Serdarevic (2017): Potential impact of exposure definition when examining non‐medical use of prescription opioids among US veterans. Addiction 2017, 112: 1510-1511. PMID: 28608455, DOI: 10.1111/add.13864.
• Care coordination in epilepsy: Measuring neurologists' connectivity using social network analysisAltalib HH, Fenton BT, Cheung KH, Pugh MJV, Bates J, Valente TW, Kerns RD, Brandt CA. Care coordination in epilepsy: Measuring neurologists' connectivity using social network analysis. Epilepsy & Behavior 2017, 73: 31-35. PMID: 28605631, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.05.026.
• Interactive Voice Response–Based Self-management for Chronic Back Pain: The COPES Noninferiority Randomized TrialHeapy AA, Higgins DM, Goulet JL, LaChappelle KM, Driscoll MA, Czlapinski RA, Buta E, Piette JD, Krein SL, Kerns RD. Interactive Voice Response–Based Self-management for Chronic Back Pain: The COPES Noninferiority Randomized Trial. JAMA Internal Medicine 2017, 177: 765-773. PMID: 28384682, PMCID: PMC5818820, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.0223.
• Reply to “Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: We know what they are not. But do we know what they are?”Altalib HH, Elzamzamy K, Pugh MJ, Gonzalez JB, Cheung KH, Fenton BT, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, LaFrance WC. Reply to “Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: We know what they are not. But do we know what they are?”. Epilepsy & Behavior 2017, 69: 226. PMID: 28392049, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.11.019.
• (233) Evaluating the agreement between self-reported and documented analgesic use in older veterans with osteoarthritisDomanski A, Bair M, Balk R, Brandt C, Brody A, Dismore R, Gaetano V, Garrido M, Gittleman D, Kerns R, Krebs E, Linden E, Morrison R, Natividad D, Penrod J, Rinaldi A, Stefanis L, Sun D, Hwang U. (233) Evaluating the agreement between self-reported and documented analgesic use in older veterans with osteoarthritis. Journal Of Pain 2017, 18: s34. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2017.02.125.
• Examining Gender as a Correlate of Self-Reported Pain Treatment Use Among Recent Service Veterans with Deployment-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders.Driscoll MA, Higgins D, Shamaskin-Garroway A, Burger A, Buta E, Goulet JL, Heapy A, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, Haskell SG. Examining Gender as a Correlate of Self-Reported Pain Treatment Use Among Recent Service Veterans with Deployment-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders. Pain Medicine 2017, 18: 1767-1777. PMID: 28379576, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnx023.
• Gender Differences in Demographic and Clinical Correlates among Veterans with Musculoskeletal DisordersHiggins DM, Fenton BT, Driscoll MA, Heapy AA, Kerns RD, Bair MJ, Carroll C, Brennan PL, Burgess DJ, Piette JD, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Goulet JL. Gender Differences in Demographic and Clinical Correlates among Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorders. Women's Health Issues 2017, 27: 463-470. PMID: 28325585, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.01.008.
• Erratum to: Trends in Any and High-Dose Opioid Analgesic Receipt Among Aging Patients With and Without HIVBecker WC, Gordon K, Edelman EJ, Kerns RD, Crystal S, Dziura JD, Fiellin LE, Gordon AJ, Goulet JL, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Erratum to: Trends in Any and High-Dose Opioid Analgesic Receipt Among Aging Patients With and Without HIV. AIDS And Behavior 2017, 21: 1228-1228. PMID: 28188459, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1725-6.
• Drug Counselor Responses to Patients’ Pain Reports: A Qualitative Investigation of Barriers and Facilitators to Treating Patients with Chronic Pain in Methadone Maintenance TreatmentBeitel 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.
• Reply to Ruan et al. (2017): Non‐medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among US veteransBanerjee G, Edelman EJ, Barry DT, Becker WC, Cerdá M, Crystal S, Gaither JR, Gordon AJ, Gordon KS, Kerns RD, Martins SS, Fiellin DA, Marshall BD. Reply to Ruan et al. (2017): Non‐medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among US veterans. Addiction 2017, 112: 728-729. PMID: 28120531, DOI: 10.1111/add.13710.
• Taking ACTION to reduce pain: ACTION study rationale, design and protocol of a randomized trial of a proactive telephone-based coaching intervention for chronic musculoskeletal pain among African AmericansBhimani RH, Cross LJ, Taylor BC, Meis LA, Fu SS, Allen KD, Krein SL, Do T, Kerns RD, Burgess DJ. Taking ACTION to reduce pain: ACTION study rationale, design and protocol of a randomized trial of a proactive telephone-based coaching intervention for chronic musculoskeletal pain among African Americans. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017, 18: 15. PMID: 28086853, PMCID: PMC5237146, DOI: 10.1186/s12891-016-1363-6.
• Impact of the Opioid Safety Initiative on opioid-related prescribing in veteransLin LA, Bohnert ASB, Kerns RD, Clay MA, Ganoczy D, Ilgen MA. Impact of the Opioid Safety Initiative on opioid-related prescribing in veterans. Pain 2017, 158: 833-839. PMID: 28240996, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000837.
• Classifying Clinical Notes with Pain Assessment.Fodeh SJ, Finch D, Bouayad L, Luther S, Kerns RD, Brandt C. Classifying Clinical Notes with Pain Assessment. 2017, 245: 1261. PMID: 29295346.
• Improving pain care through implementation of the Stepped Care Model at a multisite community health centerAnderson DR, Zlateva I, Coman EN, Khatri K, Tian T, Kerns RD. Improving pain care through implementation of the Stepped Care Model at a multisite community health center. Journal Of Pain Research 2016, Volume 9: 1021-1029. PMID: 27881926, PMCID: PMC5115680, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s117885.
• The Effect of Substance Use Disorders on the Association Between Guideline-concordant Long-term Opioid Therapy and All-cause MortalityGaither JR, Goulet JL, Becker WC, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Gordon K, Kerns RD, Rimland D, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. The Effect of Substance Use Disorders on the Association Between Guideline-concordant Long-term Opioid Therapy and All-cause Mortality. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2016, 10: 418-428. PMID: 27610580, PMCID: PMC5083184, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000255.
• Communicating diagnostic certainty of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures — a national study of provider documentationAltalib HH, Elzamzamy K, Pugh MJ, Gonzalez JB, Cheung KH, Fenton BT, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, LaFrance WC. Communicating diagnostic certainty of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures — a national study of provider documentation. Epilepsy & Behavior 2016, 64: 4-8. PMID: 27723497, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.08.032.
• Impact of Cigarette Smoking Status on Pain Intensity Among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans with Hepatitis CLynch S, DeRycke E, Driscoll M, Becker W, Goulet J, Kerns R, Mattocks K, Brandt C, Skanderson M, Bathulapalli H, Haskell S, Bastian L. Impact of Cigarette Smoking Status on Pain Intensity Among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans with Hepatitis C. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2016, 111: s369-s370. DOI: 10.14309/00000434-201610001-00840.
• Increase in migraine diagnoses and guideline-concordant treatment in veterans, 2004–2012Altalib H, Fenton B, Sico J, Goulet J, Bathulapalli H, Mohammad A, Kulas J, Driscoll M, Dziura J, Mattocks K, Kerns R, Brandt C, Haskell S. Increase in migraine diagnoses and guideline-concordant treatment in veterans, 2004–2012. Cephalalgia 2016, 37: 3-10. PMID: 26950804, DOI: 10.1177/0333102416631959.
• Cigarette Smoking Status and Receipt of an Opioid Prescription Among Veterans of Recent WarsBastian LA, Driscoll MA, Heapy AA, Becker WC, Goulet JL, Kerns RD, DeRycke EC, Perez E, Lynch SM, Mattocks K, Kroll-Desrosiers AR, Brandt CA, Skanderson M, Bathulapalli H, Haskell SG. Cigarette Smoking Status and Receipt of an Opioid Prescription Among Veterans of Recent Wars. Pain Medicine 2016, 18: 1089-1097. PMID: 27659441, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw223.
• Assessment of physical function and participation in chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT/OMERACT recommendations.Taylor AM, Phillips K, Patel KV, Turk DC, Dworkin RH, Beaton D, Clauw DJ, Gignac MAM, Markman JD, Williams DA, Bujanover S, Burke LB, Carr DB, Choy EH, Conaghan PG, Cowan P, Farrar JT, Freeman R, Gewandter J, Gilron I, Goli V, Gover TD, Haddox JD, Kerns RD, Kopecky EA, Lee DA, Malamut R, Mease P, Rappaport BA, Simon LS, Singh JA, Smith SM, Strand V, Tugwell P, Vanhove GF, Veasley C, Walco GA, Wasan AD, Witter J. Assessment of physical function and participation in chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT/OMERACT recommendations. Pain 2016, 157: 1836-1850. PMID: 27058676, PMCID: PMC7453823, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000577.
• Psychiatric Disorders Among Patients Seeking Treatment for Co-Occurring Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder.Barry DT, Cutter CJ, Beitel M, Kerns RD, Liong C, Schottenfeld RS. Psychiatric Disorders Among Patients Seeking Treatment for Co-Occurring Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2016, 77: 1413-1419. PMID: 27574837, PMCID: PMC6296217, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.15m09963.
• Non‐medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among US veterans: a prospective cohort studyBanerjee G, Edelman EJ, Barry DT, Becker WC, Cerdá M, Crystal S, Gaither JR, Gordon AJ, Gordon KS, Kerns RD, Martins SS, Fiellin DA, Marshall BD. Non‐medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among US veterans: a prospective cohort study. Addiction 2016, 111: 2021-2031. PMID: 27552496, PMCID: PMC5056813, DOI: 10.1111/add.13491.
• Using Patient Perspectives to Inform the Development of a Behavioral Intervention for Chronic Pain in Patients with HIV: A Qualitative Study.Merlin JS, Young SR, Johnson MO, Saag M, Demonte W, Modi R, Shurbaji S, Anderson WA, Kerns R, Bair MJ, Kertesz S, Davies S, Turan JM. Using Patient Perspectives to Inform the Development of a Behavioral Intervention for Chronic Pain in Patients with HIV: A Qualitative Study. Pain Medicine 2016, 18: 879-888. PMID: 27425186, PMCID: PMC6279265, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw150.
• Prevalence and correlates of coprescribing anxiolytic medications with extensive prescription opioid use in Veterans Health Administration patients with metastatic cancer.Barry DT, Sofuoglu M, Kerns RD, Wiechers IR, Rosenheck RA. Prevalence and correlates of coprescribing anxiolytic medications with extensive prescription opioid use in Veterans Health Administration patients with metastatic cancer. Journal Of Opioid Management 2016, 12: 259-68. PMID: 27575827, DOI: 10.5055/jom.2016.0341.
• National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention: Recommendations for Safer Outpatient Opioid Use.Ducoffe AR, York A, Hu DJ, Perfetto D, Kerns RD. National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention: Recommendations for Safer Outpatient Opioid Use. Pain Medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2016 PMID: 27230077, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw106.
• National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention: Recommendations for Safer Outpatient Opioid Use.Ducoffe AR, York A, Hu DJ, Perfetto D, Kerns RD. National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention: Recommendations for Safer Outpatient Opioid Use. Pain Medicine 2016, 17: 2291-2304. PMID: 28025363, PMCID: PMC6280931, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw106.
• Pain intensity rating trainingSmith SM, Amtmann D, Askew RL, Gewandter JS, Hunsinger M, Jensen MP, McDermott MP, Patel KV, Williams M, Bacci ED, Burke LB, Chambers CT, Cooper SA, Cowan P, Desjardins P, Etropolski M, Farrar JT, Gilron I, Huang IZ, Katz M, Kerns RD, Kopecky EA, Rappaport BA, Resnick M, Strand V, Vanhove GF, Veasley C, Versavel M, Wasan AD, Turk DC, Dworkin RH. Pain intensity rating training. Pain 2016, 157: 1056-1064. PMID: 27058680, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000502.
• Patient-Centered Pain Care Using Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Health Tools: Protocol for a Randomized Study Funded by the US Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development ProgramPiette JD, Krein SL, Striplin D, Marinec N, Kerns RD, Farris KB, Singh S, An L, Heapy AA. Patient-Centered Pain Care Using Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Health Tools: Protocol for a Randomized Study Funded by the US Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Program. JMIR Research Protocols 2016, 5: e53. PMID: 27056770, PMCID: PMC4856067, DOI: 10.2196/resprot.4995.
• The musculoskeletal diagnosis cohortGoulet JL, Kerns RD, Bair M, Becker W, Brennan P, Burgess DJ, Carroll CM, Dobscha S, Driscoll M, Fenton BT, Fraenkel L, Haskell S, Heapy A, Higgins D, Hoff RA, Hwang U, Justice AC, Piette JD, Sinnott P, Wandner L, Womack J, Brandt CA. The musculoskeletal diagnosis cohort. Pain 2016, 157: 1696-1703. PMID: 27023420, PMCID: PMC4949131, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000567.
• Integrated, Team-Based Chronic Pain Management: Bridges from Theory and Research to High Quality Patient CareDriscoll MA, Kerns RD. Integrated, Team-Based Chronic Pain Management: Bridges from Theory and Research to High Quality Patient Care. 2016, 904: 131-147. PMID: 26900068, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-7537-3_10.
• Cooperative pain education and self-management (COPES): study design and protocol of a randomized non-inferiority trial of an interactive voice response-based self-management intervention for chronic low back painHeapy AA, Higgins DM, LaChappelle KM, Kirlin J, Goulet JL, Czlapinski RA, Buta E, Piette JD, Krein SL, Richardson CR, Kerns RD. Cooperative pain education and self-management (COPES): study design and protocol of a randomized non-inferiority trial of an interactive voice response-based self-management intervention for chronic low back pain. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016, 17: 85. PMID: 26879051, PMCID: PMC4754867, DOI: 10.1186/s12891-016-0924-z.
• The Association Between Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Long-Term Opioid Therapy and All-Cause MortalityGaither JR, Goulet JL, Becker WC, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Gordon K, Kerns RD, Rimland D, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. The Association Between Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Long-Term Opioid Therapy and All-Cause Mortality. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 31: 492-501. PMID: 26847447, PMCID: PMC4835362, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3571-4.
• Research design considerations for single-dose analgesic clinical trials in acute painCooper SA, Desjardins PJ, Turk DC, Dworkin RH, Katz NP, Kehlet H, Ballantyne JC, Burke LB, Carragee E, Cowan P, Croll S, Dionne RA, Farrar JT, Gilron I, Gordon DB, Iyengar S, Jay GW, Kalso EA, Kerns RD, McDermott MP, Raja SN, Rappaport BA, Rauschkolb C, Royal MA, Segerdahl M, Stauffer JW, Todd KH, Vanhove GF, Wallace MS, West C, White RE, Wu C. Research design considerations for single-dose analgesic clinical trials in acute pain. Pain 2016, 157: 288-301. PMID: 26683233, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000375.
• Abstract WP199: Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Stroke Risk Among Persons With PainSico J, Fenton B, Carroll C, Goulet J, Brandt C, Kerns R. Abstract WP199: Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Stroke Risk Among Persons With Pain. Stroke 2016, 47 DOI: 10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.wp199.
• Physical activity, psychiatric distress, and interest in exercise group participation among individuals seeking methadone maintenance treatment with and without chronic painBeitel M, Stults-Kolehmainen M, Cutter CJ, Schottenfeld RS, Eggert K, Madden LM, Kerns RD, Liong C, Ginn J, Barry DT. Physical activity, psychiatric distress, and interest in exercise group participation among individuals seeking methadone maintenance treatment with and without chronic pain. American Journal On Addictions 2016, 25: 125-131. PMID: 26824197, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12336.
• Pain Psychology: A Global Needs Assessment and National Call to ActionDarnall BD, Scheman J, Davin S, Burns JW, Murphy JL, Wilson AC, Kerns RD, Mackey SC. Pain Psychology: A Global Needs Assessment and National Call to Action. Pain Medicine 2016, 17: 250-263. PMID: 26803844, PMCID: PMC4758272, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnv095.
• Association of Pain With Physical Function, Depressive Symptoms, Fatigue, and Sleep Quality Among Veteran and non-Veteran Postmenopausal WomenPatel KV, Cochrane BB, Turk DC, Bastian LA, Haskell SG, Woods NF, Zaslavsky O, Wallace RB, Kerns RD. Association of Pain With Physical Function, Depressive Symptoms, Fatigue, and Sleep Quality Among Veteran and non-Veteran Postmenopausal Women. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s91-s101. PMID: 26768395, PMCID: PMC5881612, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv670.
• Drug Counselors’ Attitudes Toward Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Chronic PainOberleitner LM, Beitel M, Schottenfeld RS, Kerns RD, Doucette C, Napoleone R, Liong C, Barry DT. Drug Counselors’ Attitudes Toward Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2016, 10: 34-39. PMID: 26690289, PMCID: PMC4733570, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000177.
• Initial development of patient-reported instrument assessing harm, efficacy, and misuse of long-term opioid therapyBecker WC, Fiellin DA, Black AC, Kostovich CT, Kerns RD, Fraenkel L. Initial development of patient-reported instrument assessing harm, efficacy, and misuse of long-term opioid therapy. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2016, 53: 127-136. PMID: 27006339, PMCID: PMC4806533, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2014.11.0285.
• Association between pain outcomes and race and opioid treatment: Retrospective cohort study of VeteransBurgess DJ, Gravely AA, Nelson DB, Bair MJ, Kerns RD, Higgins DM, Farmer MM, Partin MR. Association between pain outcomes and race and opioid treatment: Retrospective cohort study of Veterans. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2016, 53: 13-24. PMID: 26933921, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2014.10.0252.
• Stepped care model of pain management and quality of pain care in long-term opioid therapyMoore BA, Anderson D, Dorflinger L, Zlateva I, Lee A, Gilliam W, Tian T, Khatri K, Ruser CB, Kerns RD. Stepped care model of pain management and quality of pain care in long-term opioid therapy. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2016, 53: 137-146. PMID: 27006068, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2014.10.0254.
• Implementation of telementoring for pain management in Veterans Health Administration: Spatial analysisCarey EP, Frank JW, Kerns RD, Ho PM, Kirsh SR. Implementation of telementoring for pain management in Veterans Health Administration: Spatial analysis. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2016, 53: 147-156. PMID: 26934696, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2014.10.0247.
• Advances in pain management for Veterans: Current status of research and future directionsKerns RD, Heapy A, Kerns RD, Heapy AA. Advances in pain management for Veterans: Current status of research and future directions. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2016, 53: vii-x. PMID: 27004523, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2015.10.0196.
• 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 DepressionSellinger 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.
• Deficiencies in reporting of statistical methodology in recent randomized trials of nonpharmacologic pain treatments: ACTTION systematic reviewDworkin JD, McKeown A, Farrar JT, Gilron I, Hunsinger M, Kerns RD, McDermott MP, Rappaport BA, Turk DC, Dworkin RH, Gewandter JS. Deficiencies in reporting of statistical methodology in recent randomized trials of nonpharmacologic pain treatments: ACTTION systematic review. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2015, 72: 56-65. PMID: 26597977, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.10.019.
• Receipt of Prescription Opioids in a National Sample of Pregnant Veterans Receiving Veterans Health Administration CareKroll-Desrosiers AR, Skanderson M, Bastian LA, Brandt CA, Haskell S, Kerns RD, Mattocks KM. Receipt of Prescription Opioids in a National Sample of Pregnant Veterans Receiving Veterans Health Administration Care. Women's Health Issues 2015, 26: 240-246. PMID: 26549242, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2015.09.010.
• Trends in Any and High-Dose Opioid Analgesic Receipt Among Aging Patients With and Without HIVBecker WC, Gordon K, Jennifer Edelman E, Kerns RD, Crystal S, Dziura JD, Fiellin LE, Gordon AJ, Goulet JL, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Trends in Any and High-Dose Opioid Analgesic Receipt Among Aging Patients With and Without HIV. AIDS And Behavior 2015, 20: 679-686. PMID: 26384973, PMCID: PMC5006945, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1197-5.
• National Dissemination of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain in VeteransStewart MO, Karlin BE, Murphy JL, Raffa SD, Miller SA, McKellar J, Kerns RD. National Dissemination of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain in Veterans. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2015, 31: 722-729. PMID: 25171637, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000151.
• Does Change Occur for the Reasons We Think It Does? A Test of Specific Therapeutic Operations During Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Chronic PainBurns JW, Nielson WR, Jensen MP, Heapy A, Czlapinski R, Kerns RD. Does Change Occur for the Reasons We Think It Does? A Test of Specific Therapeutic Operations During Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Chronic Pain. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2015, 31: 603-611. PMID: 25119513, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000141.
• Evaluation of a Telementoring Intervention for Pain Management in the Veterans Health AdministrationFrank JW, Carey EP, Fagan KM, Aron DC, Todd-Stenberg J, Moore BA, Kerns RD, Au DH, Ho PM, Kirsh SR. Evaluation of a Telementoring Intervention for Pain Management in the Veterans Health Administration. Pain Medicine 2015, 16: 1090-1100. PMID: 25716075, DOI: 10.1111/pme.12715.
• Trauma, Social Support, Family Conflict, and Chronic Pain in Recent Service Veterans: Does Gender Matter?Driscoll MA, Higgins DM, Seng EK, Buta E, Goulet JL, Heapy AA, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, Haskell SG. Trauma, Social Support, Family Conflict, and Chronic Pain in Recent Service Veterans: Does Gender Matter? Pain Medicine 2015, 16: 1101-1111. PMID: 25930005, DOI: 10.1111/pme.12744.
• A Systematic Review of Technology-assisted Self-Management Interventions for Chronic PainHeapy AA, Higgins DM, Cervone D, Wandner L, Fenton BT, Kerns RD. A Systematic Review of Technology-assisted Self-Management Interventions for Chronic Pain. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2015, 31: 470-492. PMID: 25411862, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000185.
• Long-term Prescription of Opioids and/or Benzodiazepines and Mortality Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected PatientsWeisberg DF, Gordon KS, Barry DT, Becker WC, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Gaither J, Gordon AJ, Goulet J, Kerns RD, Moore BA, Tate J, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Long-term Prescription of Opioids and/or Benzodiazepines and Mortality Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2015, 69: 223-233. PMID: 26009831, PMCID: PMC4446730, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000591.
• Pain Self‐Management in HIV‐Infected Individuals with Chronic Pain: A Qualitative StudyMerlin JS, Walcott M, Kerns R, Bair MJ, Burgio KL, Turan JM. Pain Self‐Management in HIV‐Infected Individuals with Chronic Pain: A Qualitative Study. Pain Medicine 2015, 16: 706-714. PMID: 25645646, PMCID: PMC4390451, DOI: 10.1111/pme.12701.
• (495) Pain self-management in HIV-infected individuals with chronic pain: a qualitative studyMerlin J, Bair M, Kerns R, Burgio K, Turan J. (495) Pain self-management in HIV-infected individuals with chronic pain: a qualitative study. Journal Of Pain 2015, 16: s99. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.01.415.
• Prevalence and correlates of co-prescribing psychotropic medications with long-term opioid use nationally in the Veterans Health AdministrationBarry DT, Sofuoglu M, Kerns RD, Wiechers IR, Rosenheck RA. Prevalence and correlates of co-prescribing psychotropic medications with long-term opioid use nationally in the Veterans Health Administration. Psychiatry Research 2015, 227: 324-332. PMID: 25863822, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.03.006.
• Specific and General Therapeutic Mechanisms in Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Chronic PainBurns JW, Nielson WR, Jensen MP, Heapy A, Czlapinski R, Kerns RD. Specific and General Therapeutic Mechanisms in Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Chronic Pain. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2015, 83: 1-11. PMID: 24979313, DOI: 10.1037/a0037208.
• Chapter 51 Psychological Treatment for Nerve InjuriesHiggins D, Scioli-Salter E, Martin A, Kerns R. Chapter 51 Psychological Treatment for Nerve Injuries. 2015, 805-820. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-802653-3.00100-7.
• Integrating Interdisciplinary Pain Management into Primary Care: Development and Implementation of a Novel Clinical ProgramDorflinger LM, Ruser C, Sellinger J, Edens EL, Kerns RD, Becker WC. Integrating Interdisciplinary Pain Management into Primary Care: Development and Implementation of a Novel Clinical Program. Pain Medicine 2014, 15: 2046-2054. PMID: 25234837, DOI: 10.1111/pme.12554.
• A Partnered Approach to Opioid Management, Guideline Concordant Care and the Stepped Care Model of Pain ManagementDorflinger L, Moore B, Goulet J, Becker W, Heapy AA, Sellinger JJ, Kerns RD. A Partnered Approach to Opioid Management, Guideline Concordant Care and the Stepped Care Model of Pain Management. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 29: 870-876. PMID: 25355083, PMCID: PMC4239281, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-3019-2.
• Using Multiple Daily Pain Ratings to Improve Reliability and Assay Sensitivity: How Many Is Enough?Heapy A, Dziura J, Buta E, Goulet J, Kulas JF, Kerns RD. Using Multiple Daily Pain Ratings to Improve Reliability and Assay Sensitivity: How Many Is Enough? Journal Of Pain 2014, 15: 1360-1365. PMID: 25283469, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2014.09.012.
• Hearing New Voices: Registered Nurses and Health Technicians Experience Caring for Chronic Pain Patients in Primary Care ClinicsPellico LH, Gilliam WP, Lee AW, Kerns RD. Hearing New Voices: Registered Nurses and Health Technicians Experience Caring for Chronic Pain Patients in Primary Care Clinics. The Open Nursing Journal 2014, 8: 25-33. PMID: 25246996, PMCID: PMC4168647, DOI: 10.2174/1874434601408010025.
• The Feasibility and Acceptability of Groups for Pain Management in Methadone Maintenance TreatmentBarry DT, Savant JD, Beitel M, Cutter CJ, Schottenfeld RS, Kerns RD, Moore BA, Oberleitner L, Joy MT, Keneally N, Liong C, Carroll KM. The Feasibility and Acceptability of Groups for Pain Management in Methadone Maintenance Treatment. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2014, 8: 338-344. PMID: 25100310, PMCID: PMC4177009, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000055.
• Can We Improve Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Back Pain Treatment Engagement and Adherence? A Controlled Trial of Tailored Versus Standard TherapyKerns RD, Burns JW, Shulman M, Jensen MP, Nielson WR, Czlapinski R, Dallas MI, Chatkoff D, Sellinger J, Heapy A, Rosenberger P. Can We Improve Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Back Pain Treatment Engagement and Adherence? A Controlled Trial of Tailored Versus Standard Therapy. Health Psychology 2014, 33: 938-947. PMID: 24295024, DOI: 10.1037/a0034406.
• Guideline-Concordant Management of Opioid Therapy Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected and Uninfected VeteransGaither JR, Goulet JL, Becker WC, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Gordon K, Kerns RD, Rimland D, Skanderson M, Weisberg DF, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Guideline-Concordant Management of Opioid Therapy Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected and Uninfected Veterans. Journal Of Pain 2014, 15: 1130-1140. PMID: 25152300, PMCID: PMC4253900, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2014.08.004.
• Trends and Regional Variation in Opioid Overdose Mortality Among Veterans Health Administration Patients, Fiscal Year 2001 to 2009Bohnert AS, Ilgen MA, Trafton JA, Kerns RD, Eisenberg A, Ganoczy D, Blow FC. Trends and Regional Variation in Opioid Overdose Mortality Among Veterans Health Administration Patients, Fiscal Year 2001 to 2009. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2014, 30: 605-612. PMID: 24281278, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000011.
• Toward Development of a Tinnitus Magnitude IndexSchmidt CJ, Kerns RD, Griest S, Theodoroff SM, Pietrzak RH, Henry JA. Toward Development of a Tinnitus Magnitude Index. Ear & Hearing 2014, 35: 476-484. PMID: 24603542, DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000000017.
• Research designs for proof-of-concept chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendationsGewandter JS, Dworkin RH, Turk DC, McDermott MP, Baron R, Gastonguay MR, Gilron I, Katz NP, Mehta C, Raja SN, Senn S, Taylor C, Cowan P, Desjardins P, Dimitrova R, Dionne R, Farrar JT, Hewitt DJ, Iyengar S, Jay GW, Kalso E, Kerns RD, Leff R, Leong M, Petersen KL, Ravina BM, Rauschkolb C, Rice ASC, Rowbotham MC, Sampaio C, Sindrup S, Stauffer JW, Steigerwald I, Stewart J, Tobias J, Treede RD, Wallace M, White RE. Research designs for proof-of-concept chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations. Pain 2014, 155: 1683-1695. PMID: 24865794, PMCID: PMC4500524, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.05.025.
• Effect of variability in the 7‐day baseline pain diary on the assay sensitivity of neuropathic pain randomized clinical trials: An ACTTION studyFarrar JT, Troxel AB, Haynes K, Gilron I, Kerns RD, Katz NP, Rappaport BA, Rowbotham MC, Tierney AM, Turk DC, Dworkin RH. Effect of variability in the 7‐day baseline pain diary on the assay sensitivity of neuropathic pain randomized clinical trials: An ACTTION study. Pain 2014, 155: 1622-1631. PMID: 24831421, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.05.009.
• Persistent Pain in VeteransHiggins DM, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, Haskell SG, Bathulapalli H, Gilliam W, Goulet JL. Persistent Pain in Veterans. Pain Medicine 2014, 15: 782-790. PMID: 24548466, DOI: 10.1111/pme.12388.
• Development and application of an electronic health record information extraction tool to assess quality of pain management in primary careDorflinger LM, Gilliam WP, Lee AW, Kerns RD. Development and application of an electronic health record information extraction tool to assess quality of pain management in primary care. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2014, 4: 184-189. PMID: 24904702, PMCID: PMC4041928, DOI: 10.1007/s13142-014-0260-5.
• Racial Differences in Prescription of Opioid Analgesics for Chronic Noncancer Pain in a National Sample of VeteransBurgess DJ, Nelson DB, Gravely AA, Bair MJ, Kerns RD, Higgins DM, van Ryn M, Farmer M, Partin MR. Racial Differences in Prescription of Opioid Analgesics for Chronic Noncancer Pain in a National Sample of Veterans. Journal Of Pain 2014, 15: 447-455. PMID: 24440840, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2013.12.010.
• 16 Psychological and Behavioral AssessmentSeng E, Kerns R, Heapy A. 16 Psychological and Behavioral Assessment. 2014, 243-256.e4. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-08340-9.00016-5.
• Access to the US Department of Veterans Affairs health system: self-reported barriers to care among returnees of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi FreedomElnitsky CA, Andresen EM, Clark ME, McGarity S, Hall CG, Kerns RD. Access to the US Department of Veterans Affairs health system: self-reported barriers to care among returnees of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13: 498. PMID: 24289747, PMCID: PMC3893594, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-498.
• Research SubmissionCarlson KF, Taylor BC, Hagel EM, Cutting A, Kerns R, Sayer NA. Research Submission. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2013, 53: 1573-1582. PMID: 24102376, DOI: 10.1111/head.12216.
• Prescription Headache Medication in OEF/OIF Veterans: Results From the Women Veterans Cohort StudySeng EK, Driscoll MA, Brandt CA, Bathulapalli H, Goulet J, Silliker N, Kerns RD, Haskell SG. Prescription Headache Medication in OEF/OIF Veterans: Results From the Women Veterans Cohort Study. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2013, 53: 1312-1322. PMID: 23808756, DOI: 10.1111/head.12155.
• A Research Agenda for Enhancing Appropriate Opioid Prescribing in Primary CareBecker WC, Fraenkel L, Kerns RD, Fiellin DA. A Research Agenda for Enhancing Appropriate Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2013, 28: 1364-1367. PMID: 23568187, PMCID: PMC3785661, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2422-4.
• Instruments to assess patient‐reported safety, efficacy, or misuse of current opioid therapy for chronic pain: A systematic reviewBecker WC, Fraenkel L, Edelman J, Holt SR, Glover J, Kerns RD, Fiellin DA. Instruments to assess patient‐reported safety, efficacy, or misuse of current opioid therapy for chronic pain: A systematic review. Pain 2013, 154: 905-916. PMID: 23601625, PMCID: PMC3683236, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.02.031.
• Agreement Between Electronic Medical Record-based and Self-administered Pain Numeric Rating ScaleGoulet JL, Brandt C, Crystal S, Fiellin DA, Gibert C, Gordon AJ, Kerns RD, Maisto S, Justice AC. Agreement Between Electronic Medical Record-based and Self-administered Pain Numeric Rating Scale. Medical Care 2013, 51: 245-250. PMID: 23222528, PMCID: PMC3572341, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e318277f1ad.
• A National Study of Racial Differences in Pain Screening Rates in the VA Health Care SystemBurgess DJ, Gravely AA, Nelson DB, van Ryn M, Bair MJ, Kerns RD, Higgins DM, Partin MR. A National Study of Racial Differences in Pain Screening Rates in the VA Health Care System. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2013, 29: 118-123. PMID: 23183265, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0b013e31826a86ae.
• Transforming Pain Care in the United States Department of Veterans AffairsKerns RD. Transforming Pain Care in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2013, 29: 93-94. PMID: 23183266, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0b013e31826b6ce8.
• Opportunities in rehabilitation researchOmmaya AK, Adams KM, Allman RM, Collins EG, Cooper RA, Dixon CE, Fishman PS, Henry JA, Kardon R, Kerns RD, Kupersmith J, Lo A, Macko R, McArdle R, McGlinchey RE, McNeil MR, O'Toole TP, Peckham PH, Tuszynski MH, Waxman SG, Wittenberg GF. Opportunities in rehabilitation research. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2013, 50: vii-xxxii. PMID: 24203548, PMCID: PMC4599704, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2012.09.0167.
• Depression and PainKerns R, Heapy A. Depression and Pain. 2013, 889-892. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-28753-4_1042.
• Spouse, Role in Chronic PainHeapy A, Kerns R. Spouse, Role in Chronic Pain. 2013, 3691-3695. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-28753-4_4195.
• Pain InventoriesKerns R, Shulman M. Pain Inventories. 2013, 2713-2715. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-28753-4_3110.
• Pain Coping but Not Readiness to Change Is Associated With Pretreatment Pain-related FunctioningFinan PH, Burns JW, Jensen MP, Nielson WR, Kerns RD. Pain Coping but Not Readiness to Change Is Associated With Pretreatment Pain-related Functioning. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2012, 28: 687-692. PMID: 22688600, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0b013e3182400867.
• Receipt of Opioid Analgesics by HIV-Infected and Uninfected PatientsEdelman EJ, Gordon K, Becker WC, Goulet JL, Skanderson M, Gaither JR, Brennan Braden J, Gordon AJ, Kerns RD, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Receipt of Opioid Analgesics by HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2012, 28: 82-90. PMID: 22895747, PMCID: PMC3539026, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2189-z.
• Providers' roles in enhancing patients' adherence to pain self managementDorflinger L, Kerns RD, Auerbach SM. Providers' roles in enhancing patients' adherence to pain self management. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2012, 3: 39-46. PMID: 24073159, PMCID: PMC3717997, DOI: 10.1007/s13142-012-0158-z.
• The Practitioner Proposes a Treatment Change and the Patient Declines: What to do next?Falzer PR, Leventhal HL, Peters E, Fried TR, Kerns R, Michalski M, Fraenkel L. The Practitioner Proposes a Treatment Change and the Patient Declines: What to do next? Pain Practice 2012, 13: 215-226. PMID: 23462141, PMCID: PMC3668345, DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2012.00573.x.
• Considerations for improving assay sensitivity in chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendationsDworkin RH, Turk DC, Peirce-Sandner S, PeirceSandner S, Burke LB, Farrar JT, Gilron I, Jensen MP, Katz NP, Raja SN, Rappaport BA, Rowbotham MC, Backonja M, Backonja M, Baron R, Bellamy N, Bhagwagar Z, Costello A, Cowan P, Fang WC, Hertz S, Jay GW, Junor R, Kerns RD, Kerwin R, Kopecky EA, Lissin D, Malamut R, Markman JD, McDermott MP, Munera C, Porter L, Rauschkolb C, Rice ASC, Sampaio C, Skljarevski V, Sommerville K, Stacey BR, Steigerwald I, Tobias J, Trentacosti AM, Wasan AD, Wells GA, Williams J, Witter J, Ziegler D. Considerations for improving assay sensitivity in chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations. Pain 2012, 153: 1148-1158. PMID: 22494920, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.03.003.
• The association of pain screening results with other health risk factors: a latent class analysisGoulet J, Heapy A, Kerns R, Brandt C. The association of pain screening results with other health risk factors: a latent class analysis. Journal Of Pain 2012, 13: s14. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2012.01.062.
• Prevalence of Painful Musculoskeletal Conditions in Female and Male Veterans in 7 Years After Return From Deployment in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi FreedomHaskell SG, Ning Y, Krebs E, Goulet J, Mattocks K, Kerns R, Brandt C. Prevalence of Painful Musculoskeletal Conditions in Female and Male Veterans in 7 Years After Return From Deployment in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2012, 28: 163-167. PMID: 21677563, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0b013e318223d951.
• Dissolving Unfounded ClaimsFinan P, Kerns R. Dissolving Unfounded Claims. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2012, 28: 182-183. DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0b013e3182201933.
• Motivational Issues in Pain ManagementKerns R, Jensen M, Nielson W. Motivational Issues in Pain Management. 2012, 453-469. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199558902.003.0130.
• Measurement of adherence to clinical practice guidelines for opioid therapy for chronic painMidboe AM, Lewis ET, Paik MC, Gallagher RM, Rosenberg JM, Goodman F, Kerns RD, Becker WC, Trafton JA. Measurement of adherence to clinical practice guidelines for opioid therapy for chronic pain. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2011, 2: 57-64. PMID: 24073098, PMCID: PMC3717811, DOI: 10.1007/s13142-011-0104-5.
• Behavioral medicine translation in the Veterans Health Administration: editorial to the special section on the Department of Veterans AffairsKnight SJ, Kerns RD. Behavioral medicine translation in the Veterans Health Administration: editorial to the special section on the Department of Veterans Affairs. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2011, 1: 545-547. PMID: 24073077, PMCID: PMC3717677, DOI: 10.1007/s13142-011-0099-y.
• Implementation of the Veterans Health Administration National Pain Management StrategyKerns RD, Philip EJ, Lee AW, Rosenberger PH. Implementation of the Veterans Health Administration National Pain Management Strategy. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2011, 1: 635-643. PMID: 24073088, PMCID: PMC3717675, DOI: 10.1007/s13142-011-0094-3.
• Measuring Pain Impact Versus Pain Severity Using a Numeric Rating ScaleFraenkel L, Falzer P, Fried T, Kohler M, Peters E, Kerns R, Leventhal H. Measuring Pain Impact Versus Pain Severity Using a Numeric Rating Scale. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 27: 555-560. PMID: 22081365, PMCID: PMC3326111, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1926-z.
• Readiness to change in pediatric chronic pain: Initial validation of adolescent and parent versions of the Pain Stages of Change QuestionnaireGuite JW, Logan DE, Simons LE, Blood EA, Kerns RD. Readiness to change in pediatric chronic pain: Initial validation of adolescent and parent versions of the Pain Stages of Change Questionnaire. Pain 2011, 152: 2301-2311. PMID: 21802852, PMCID: PMC3222695, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.06.019.
• Trauma and chronic pain: Transforming healthcare delivery to provide patient‐centered and integrative careKerns RD. Trauma and chronic pain: Transforming healthcare delivery to provide patient‐centered and integrative care. Pain 2011, 152: 2196-2197. PMID: 21704457, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.06.005.
• Complicating Factors Associated with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Impact on Pain and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder TreatmentOtis JD, McGlinchey R, Vasterling JJ, Kerns RD. Complicating Factors Associated with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Impact on Pain and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment. Journal Of Clinical Psychology In Medical Settings 2011, 18: 145-154. PMID: 21626354, DOI: 10.1007/s10880-011-9239-2.
• Psychological Treatment of Chronic PainKerns RD, Sellinger J, Goodin BR. Psychological Treatment of Chronic Pain. Annual Review Of Clinical Psychology 2011, 7: 411-434. PMID: 21128783, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-090310-120430.
• A multidisciplinary stroke clinic for outpatient care of veterans with cerebrovascular diseaseSchmid AA, Kapoor JR, Miech EJ, Kuehn D, Dallas MI, Kerns RD, Lo AC, Concato J, Phipps MS, Couch CD, Moran E, Williams LS, Goble LA, Bravata DM. A multidisciplinary stroke clinic for outpatient care of veterans with cerebrovascular disease. Journal Of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 2011, Volume 4: 111-118. PMID: 21594062, PMCID: PMC3093955, DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s17154.
• Considerations for extrapolating evidence of acute and chronic pain analgesic efficacyDworkin RH, Turk DC, Basch E, Berger A, Cleeland C, Farrar JT, Haythornthwaite JA, Jensen MP, Kerns RD, Markman J, Porter L, Raja SN, Ross E, Todd K, Wallace M, Woolf CJ. Considerations for extrapolating evidence of acute and chronic pain analgesic efficacy. Pain 2011, 152: 1705-1708. PMID: 21396781, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.02.026.
• Nonmedical use of prescription opioids and pain in veterans with and without HIVBarry DT, Goulet JL, Kerns RK, Becker WC, Gordon AJ, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Nonmedical use of prescription opioids and pain in veterans with and without HIV. Pain 2011, 152: 1133-1138. PMID: 21354703, PMCID: PMC3086805, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.01.038.
• Behavioral medicine perspectives on the design of health information technology to improve decision-making, guideline adherence, and care coordination in chronic pain managementMidboe AM, Lewis ET, Cronkite RC, Chambers D, Goldstein MK, Kerns RD, Trafton JA. Behavioral medicine perspectives on the design of health information technology to improve decision-making, guideline adherence, and care coordination in chronic pain management. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2011, 1: 35-44. PMID: 24073031, PMCID: PMC3717707, DOI: 10.1007/s13142-011-0022-6.
• Comprehensive pain assessment: the integration of biopsychosocial principlesSellinger J, Wallio S, Clark E, Kerns R. Comprehensive pain assessment: the integration of biopsychosocial principles. 2010, 44-66. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511781445.004.
• The Moderating Effect of Obesity on Cognitive–Behavioral Pain Treatment OutcomesSellinger JJ, Clark EA, Shulman M, Rosenberger PH, Heapy AA, Kerns RD. The Moderating Effect of Obesity on Cognitive–Behavioral Pain Treatment Outcomes. Pain Medicine 2010, 11: 1381-1390. PMID: 20735748, DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.00935.x.
• Opioid doses and increased risk for overdose.Becker WC, Fiellin DA, Kerns RD. Opioid doses and increased risk for overdose. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2010, 153: 59; author reply 59-60. PMID: 20621908, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00016.
• The hazards of war: blast injury headache.Walker RL, Clark ME, Nampiaparampil DE, McIlvried L, Gold MS, Okonkwo R, Kerns RD. The hazards of war: blast injury headache. The Journal Of Pain : Official Journal Of The American Pain Society 2010, 11: 297-302. PMID: 20350705, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.12.001.
• Research design considerations for confirmatory chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendationsDworkin RH, Turk DC, Peirce-Sandner S, PeirceSandner S, Baron R, Bellamy N, Burke LB, Chappell A, Chartier K, Cleeland CS, Costello A, Cowan P, Dimitrova R, Ellenberg S, Farrar JT, French JA, Gilron I, Hertz S, Jadad AR, Jay GW, Kalliomäki J, Katz NP, Kerns RD, Manning DC, McDermott MP, McGrath PJ, Narayana A, Porter L, Quessy S, Rappaport BA, Rauschkolb C, Reeve BB, Rhodes T, Sampaio C, Simpson DM, Stauffer JW, Stucki G, Tobias J, White RE, Witter J. Research design considerations for confirmatory chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations. Pain 2010, 149: 177-193. PMID: 20207481, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.02.018.
• Antidepressants combined with self-management of pain improves outcomes in people with comorbid pain and depressionKerns 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.
• Life-Long Competency Development in Clinical Health PsychologyKerns R, Berry S, Frantsve L, Linton J. Life-Long Competency Development in Clinical Health Psychology. Training And Education In Professional Psychology 2009, 3: 212-217. DOI: 10.1037/a0016753.
• Pain among Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom: Do Women and Men Differ?Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Krebs EE, Skanderson M, Kerns RD, Goulet JL. Pain among Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom: Do Women and Men Differ? Pain Medicine 2009, 10: 1167-1173. PMID: 19818028, DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2009.00714.x.
• The Development of an Integrated Treatment for Veterans with Comorbid Chronic Pain and Posttraumatic Stress DisorderOtis JD, Keane TM, Kerns RD, Monson C, Scioli E. The Development of an Integrated Treatment for Veterans with Comorbid Chronic Pain and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Pain Medicine 2009, 10: 1300-1311. PMID: 19818040, DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2009.00715.x.
• Pain among Veterans Returning from Deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan: Update on the Veterans Health Administration Pain Research ProgramKerns RD, Dobscha SK. Pain among Veterans Returning from Deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan: Update on the Veterans Health Administration Pain Research Program. Pain Medicine 2009, 10: 1161-1164. PMID: 19818026, DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2009.00722.x.
• A Randomized Clinical Trial for Women With Vulvodynia: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy vs. Supportive PsychotherapyMasheb R, Kerns R, Lozano C, Minkin M, Richman S. A Randomized Clinical Trial for Women With Vulvodynia: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy vs. Supportive Psychotherapy. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2009, 64: 305-306. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000347335.07172.18.
• Mood and Attitude Predict Pain Outcomes Following Arthroscopic Knee SurgeryRosenberger PH, Kerns R, Jokl P, Ickovics JR. Mood and Attitude Predict Pain Outcomes Following Arthroscopic Knee Surgery. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2009, 37: 70-76. PMID: 19169766, DOI: 10.1007/s12160-008-9078-z.
• Prevalence of chronic pain, posttraumatic stress disorder, and persistent postconcussive symptoms in OIF/OEF veterans: Polytrauma clinical triadLew HL, Otis JD, Tun C, Kerns RD, Clark ME, Cifu DX. Prevalence of chronic pain, posttraumatic stress disorder, and persistent postconcussive symptoms in OIF/OEF veterans: Polytrauma clinical triad. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2009, 46: 697. PMID: 20104399, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2009.01.0006.
• Two Brief Versions of the Multidimensional Pain Readiness to Change Questionnaire, Version 2 (MPRCQ2)Nielson WR, Armstrong JM, Jensen MP, Kerns RD. Two Brief Versions of the Multidimensional Pain Readiness to Change Questionnaire, Version 2 (MPRCQ2). The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2009, 25: 48-57. PMID: 19158546, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0b013e3181817ab4.
• Application of the Competency Model to Clinical Health PsychologyFrance C, Masters K, Belar C, Kerns R, Klonoff E, Larkin K, Smith T, Suchday S, Thorn B. Application of the Competency Model to Clinical Health Psychology. Professional Psychology Research And Practice 2008, 39: 573-580. DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.39.6.573.
• A randomized clinical trial for women with vulvodynia: Cognitive‐behavioral therapy vs. supportive psychotherapyMasheb RM, Kerns RD, Lozano C, Minkin MJ, Richman S. A randomized clinical trial for women with vulvodynia: Cognitive‐behavioral therapy vs. supportive psychotherapy. Pain 2008, 141: 31-40. PMID: 19022580, PMCID: PMC2728361, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.09.031.
• Patient race and physicians' decisions to prescribe opioids for chronic low back painBurgess DJ, Crowley-Matoka M, Phelan S, Dovidio JF, Kerns R, Roth C, Saha S, van Ryn M. Patient race and physicians' decisions to prescribe opioids for chronic low back pain. Social Science & Medicine 2008, 67: 1852-1860. PMID: 18926612, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.09.009.
• The Association of Sexual Trauma with Persistent Pain in a Sample of Women Veterans Receiving Primary CareHaskell SG, Papas RK, Heapy A, Reid MC, Kerns RD. The Association of Sexual Trauma with Persistent Pain in a Sample of Women Veterans Receiving Primary Care. Pain Medicine 2008, 9: 710-717. PMID: 18565005, DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2008.00460.x.
• Counselors’ Experiences Treating Methadone-maintained Patients with Chronic Pain: A Needs Assessment StudyBarry 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.
• Behavioral MedicineFrantsve L, Sledge W, Kerns R, Desan P. Behavioral Medicine. 2008, 2027-2046. DOI: 10.1002/9780470515167.ch95.
• Further Development of the Multidimensional Pain Readiness to Change Questionnaire: The MPRCQ2Nielson WR, Jensen MP, Ehde DM, Kerns RD, Molton IR. Further Development of the Multidimensional Pain Readiness to Change Questionnaire: The MPRCQ2. Journal Of Pain 2008, 9: 552-565. PMID: 18337183, PMCID: PMC2758642, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.01.327.
• Perioperative Pain Management in the Opioid-Tolerant IndividualGordon D, Inturrisi CE, Greensmith JE, Brennan TJ, Goble L, Kerns RD. Perioperative Pain Management in the Opioid-Tolerant Individual. Journal Of Pain 2008, 9: 383-387. PMID: 18337186, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.01.331.
• Innovations in the Treatment of Comorbid Persistent Pain and Posttraumatic Stress DisorderSellinger J, Kerns R. Innovations in the Treatment of Comorbid Persistent Pain and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. 2008, 387-398. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-76894-6_32.
• Chapter 13 Psychological and Behavioral AssessmentHeapy A, Kerns R. Chapter 13 Psychological and Behavioral Assessment. 2008, 279-295. DOI: 10.1016/b978-032304184-3.50016-9.
• Interpreting the Clinical Importance of Treatment Outcomes in Chronic Pain Clinical Trials: IMMPACT RecommendationsDworkin RH, Turk DC, Wyrwich KW, Beaton D, Cleeland CS, Farrar JT, Haythornthwaite JA, Jensen MP, Kerns RD, Ader DN, Brandenburg N, Burke LB, Cella D, Chandler J, Cowan P, Dimitrova R, Dionne R, Hertz S, Jadad AR, Katz NP, Kehlet H, Kramer LD, Manning DC, McCormick C, McDermott MP, McQuay HJ, Patel S, Porter L, Quessy S, Rappaport BA, Rauschkolb C, Revicki DA, Rothman M, Schmader KE, Stacey BR, Stauffer JW, von Stein T, White RE, Witter J, Zavisic S. Interpreting the Clinical Importance of Treatment Outcomes in Chronic Pain Clinical Trials: IMMPACT Recommendations. Journal Of Pain 2007, 9: 105-121. PMID: 18055266, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2007.09.005.
• Using Interactive Voice Response to Measure Pain and Quality of LifeHeapy A, Sellinger J, Higgins D, Chatkoff D, Bennett T, Kerns R. Using Interactive Voice Response to Measure Pain and Quality of Life. Pain Medicine 2007, 8: s145-s154. DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2007.00378.x.
• Systematic review: opioid treatment for chronic back pain: prevalence, efficacy, and association with addiction.Martell BA, O'Connor PG, Kerns RD, Becker WC, Morales KH, Kosten TR, Fiellin DA. Systematic review: opioid treatment for chronic back pain: prevalence, efficacy, and association with addiction. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2007, 146: 116-27. PMID: 17227935, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-146-2-200701160-00006.
• Meta-Analysis of Psychological Interventions for Chronic Low Back PainHoffman BM, Papas RK, Chatkoff DK, Kerns RD. Meta-Analysis of Psychological Interventions for Chronic Low Back Pain. Health Psychology 2007, 26: 1-9. PMID: 17209691, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.1.
• Patient–Provider Interactions in the Management of Chronic Pain: Current Findings within the Context of Shared Medical Decision MakingFrantsve LM, Kerns RD. Patient–Provider Interactions in the Management of Chronic Pain: Current Findings within the Context of Shared Medical Decision Making. Pain Medicine 2007, 8: 25-35. PMID: 17244101, DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2007.00250.x.
• Research on pain and pain management in Veterans Health Administration: promoting improved pain care for veterans through science and scholarship.Kerns RD. Research on pain and pain management in Veterans Health Administration: promoting improved pain care for veterans through science and scholarship. Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2007, 44: vii-x. PMID: 17551867, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2007.04.0055.
• Veterans Health Administrations pain research portfolio and publicationsElnitsky C, Bryan M, Kerns RD. Veterans Health Administrations pain research portfolio and publications. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2007, 44: xi. PMID: 17551868, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2007.04.0056.
• Depression and PainKerns R, Heapy A. Depression and Pain. 2007, 541-543. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-29805-2_1042.
• Spouse, Role in Chronic PainKerns R, Heapy A. Spouse, Role in Chronic Pain. 2007, 2303-2305. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-29805-2_4195.
• Pain InventoriesShulman M, Kerns R. Pain Inventories. 2007, 1714-1717. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-29805-2_3110.
• Developing patient‐reported outcome measures for pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendationsTurk DC, Dworkin RH, Burke LB, Gershon R, Rothman M, Scott J, Allen RR, Atkinson J, Atkinson HJ, Chandler J, Cleeland C, Cowan P, Dimitrova R, Dionne R, Farrar JT, Haythornthwaite JA, Hertz S, Jadad AR, Jensen MP, Kellstein D, Kerns RD, Manning DC, Martin S, Max MB, McDermott MP, McGrath P, Moulin DE, Nurmikko T, Quessy S, Raja S, Rappaport BA, Rauschkolb C, Robinson JP, Royal MA, Simon L, Stauffer JW, Stucki G, Tollett J, von Stein T, Wallace MS, Wernicke J, White RE, Williams AC, Witter J, Wyrwich KW. Developing patient‐reported outcome measures for pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations. Pain 2006, 125: 208-215. PMID: 17069973, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.09.028.
• Higher levels of pain readiness to change and more positive affect reduce pain reports – A weekly assessment study on arthritis patientsStrand EB, Kerns RD, Christie A, Haavik-Nilsen K, HaavikNilsen K, Klokkerud M, Finset A. Higher levels of pain readiness to change and more positive affect reduce pain reports – A weekly assessment study on arthritis patients. Pain 2006, 127: 204-213. PMID: 16997472, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.08.015.
• The Prevalence and Age-Related Characteristics of Pain in a Sample of Women Veterans Receiving Primary CareHaskell SG, Heapy A, Reid MC, Papas RK, Kerns RD. The Prevalence and Age-Related Characteristics of Pain in a Sample of Women Veterans Receiving Primary Care. Journal Of Women's Health 2006, 15: 862-869. PMID: 16999642, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2006.15.862.
• Persistent pain and uncomfortable sensations in persons with multiple sclerosisHadjimichael O, Kerns RD, Rizzo MA, Cutter G, Vollmer T. Persistent pain and uncomfortable sensations in persons with multiple sclerosis. Pain 2006, 127: 35-41. PMID: 16949751, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.07.015.
• Psychological treatments for persistent pain: An introductionKerns RD, Thorn BE, Dixon KE. Psychological treatments for persistent pain: An introduction. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2006, 62: 1327-1331. PMID: 16937343, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20312.
• Further support for the pain stages of change model: Suggestions for improved measurementMaurischat C, Härter M, Kerns RD, Bengel J. Further support for the pain stages of change model: Suggestions for improved measurement. European Journal Of Pain 2006, 10: 41-41. PMID: 16291297, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2005.01.006.
• Evidence that cognitive decline mediates the relationship between pain and disability in the elderly.Kerns RD. Evidence that cognitive decline mediates the relationship between pain and disability in the elderly. Pain Medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2006, 7: 1-2. PMID: 16533188, DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2006.00080.x.
• Identification of Pain-Reduction Strategies Used by Community-Dwelling Older PersonsBarry LC, Gill TM, Kerns RD, Reid MC. Identification of Pain-Reduction Strategies Used by Community-Dwelling Older Persons. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2005, 60: 1569-1575. PMID: 16424290, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.12.1569.
• Intersession coping skill practice mediates the relationship between readiness for self‐management treatment and goal accomplishmentHeapy A, Otis J, Marcus KS, Frantsve LM, Janke A, Janke E, Shulman M, Bellmore W, Kerns RD. Intersession coping skill practice mediates the relationship between readiness for self‐management treatment and goal accomplishment. Pain 2005, 118: 360-368. PMID: 16289803, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2005.09.004.
• Motivation and Maternal Presence during Induction of AnesthesiaCaldwell-Andrews AA, Kain ZN, Mayes LC, Kerns RD, Ng D. Motivation and Maternal Presence during Induction of Anesthesia. Anesthesiology 2005, 103: 478-483. PMID: 16129970, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200509000-00008.
• As if Pain Wasn't Bad Enough, How About Anxiety, Depression, and Anger, Too?Kerns R, Maier K. As if Pain Wasn't Bad Enough, How About Anxiety, Depression, and Anger, Too? The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2005, 21: 458-459. DOI: 10.1097/01.ajp.0000110638.14355.93.
• Identification of subgroups of persons with chronic pain based on profiles on the pain stages of change questionnaireKerns RD, Wagner J, Rosenberg R, Haythornthwaite J, CaudillSlosberg M, Caudill-Slosberg M. Identification of subgroups of persons with chronic pain based on profiles on the pain stages of change questionnaire. Pain 2005, 116: 302-310. PMID: 15985332, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2005.04.022.
• Identifying the Activities Affected by Chronic Nonmalignant Pain in Older Veterans Receiving Primary CareDuong BD, Kerns RD, Towle V, Reid MC. Identifying the Activities Affected by Chronic Nonmalignant Pain in Older Veterans Receiving Primary Care. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2005, 53: 687-694. PMID: 15817018, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53220.x.
• Perceived Barriers to Trying Self‐Management Approaches for Chronic Pain in Older PersonsAustrian JS, Kerns RD, Reid MC. Perceived Barriers to Trying Self‐Management Approaches for Chronic Pain in Older Persons. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2005, 53: 856-861. PMID: 15877564, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53268.x.
• Predictive validity of pain readiness to change and self-efficacy for adherence and goal accomplishment in pain treatmentHeapy A, Otis J, Marcus K, Frantsve L, Janke E, Shulman M, Kerns R. Predictive validity of pain readiness to change and self-efficacy for adherence and goal accomplishment in pain treatment. Journal Of Pain 2005, 6: s65. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2005.01.257.
• Core outcome measures for chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendationsDworkin RH, Turk DC, Farrar JT, Haythornthwaite JA, Jensen MP, Katz NP, Kerns RD, Stucki G, Allen RR, Bellamy N, Carr DB, Chandler J, Cowan P, Dionne R, Galer BS, Hertz S, Jadad AR, Kramer LD, Manning DC, Martin S, McCormick CG, McDermott MP, McGrath P, Quessy S, Rappaport BA, Robbins W, Robinson JP, Rothman M, Royal MA, Simon L, Stauffer JW, Stein W, Tollett J, Wernicke J, Witter J. Core outcome measures for chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations. Pain 2005, 113: 9-19. PMID: 15621359, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2004.09.012.
• Prevalence and correlates of depression in treatment-seeking women with vulvodyniaMasheb RM, Wang E, Lozano C, Kerns RD. Prevalence and correlates of depression in treatment-seeking women with vulvodynia. Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology 2005, 25: 786-791. PMID: 16368586, DOI: 10.1080/01443610500328199.
• Multidisciplinary approaches to pain management in primary care settings.Otis J, Reid M, Kerns R. Multidisciplinary approaches to pain management in primary care settings. 2005, 41-59. DOI: 10.1037/10962-003.
• On the Reliability and Validity of Physician Ratings for Vulvodynia and the Discriminant Validity of its SubtypesMasheb RM, Lozano C, Richman S, Minkin MJ, Kerns RD. On the Reliability and Validity of Physician Ratings for Vulvodynia and the Discriminant Validity of its Subtypes. Pain Medicine 2004, 5: 349-358. PMID: 15563320, DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2004.04060.x.
• Assessing Sexual Function and Dyspareunia with the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) in Women with VulvodyniaMASHEB RM, LOZANO-BLANCO C, KOHORN EI, MINKIN MJ, KERNS RD. Assessing Sexual Function and Dyspareunia with the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) in Women with Vulvodynia. Journal Of Sex & Marital Therapy 2004, 30: 315-324. PMID: 15672599, DOI: 10.1080/00926230490463264.
• A critical review of the pain readiness to change modelKerns RD, Habib S. A critical review of the pain readiness to change model. Journal Of Pain 2004, 5: 357-367. PMID: 15501193, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2004.06.005.
• Achieving competency in psychological assessment: directions for education and training.Krishnamurthy R, VandeCreek L, Kaslow NJ, Tazeau YN, Miville ML, Kerns R, Stegman R, Suzuki L, Benton SA. Achieving competency in psychological assessment: directions for education and training. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2004, 60: 725-39. PMID: 15195336, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20010.
• Identification of Strategies Used to Cope with Chronic Pain in Older Persons Receiving Primary Care from a Veterans Affairs Medical CenterBarry LC, Kerns RD, Guo Z, Duong BD, Iannone LP, Reid MC. Identification of Strategies Used to Cope with Chronic Pain in Older Persons Receiving Primary Care from a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2004, 52: 950-956. PMID: 15161460, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52263.x.
• Other psychological approaches Further development of the multidimensional pain readiness to change questionnaireNielson W, Maleus L, Jensen M, Kerns R. Other psychological approaches Further development of the multidimensional pain readiness to change questionnaire. Journal Of Pain 2004, 5: s97. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2004.02.358.
• The Future of Health Psychology InterventionsNicassio PM, Meyerowitz BE, Kerns RD. The Future of Health Psychology Interventions. Health Psychology 2004, 23: 132-137. PMID: 15008656, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.23.2.132.
• Toward the development of a motivational model of pain self-managementJensen MP, Nielson WR, Kerns RD. Toward the development of a motivational model of pain self-management. Journal Of Pain 2003, 4: 477-492. PMID: 14636816, DOI: 10.1016/s1526-5900(03)00779-x.
• Rapid Improvement in Pain Management: The Veterans Health Administration and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement CollaborativeCleeland CS, Reyes-Gibby CC, Schall M, Nolan K, Paice J, Rosenberg JM, Tollett JH, Kerns RD. Rapid Improvement in Pain Management: The Veterans Health Administration and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Collaborative. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2003, 19: 298-305. PMID: 12966255, DOI: 10.1097/00002508-200309000-00003.
• Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Persons: A Preliminary StudyReid MC, Otis J, Barry LC, Kerns RD. Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Persons: A Preliminary Study. Pain Medicine 2003, 4: 223-230. PMID: 12974821, DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2003.03030.x.
• Clinical research as a foundation for Veterans Health Administration Pain Management Strategy.Kerns RD. Clinical research as a foundation for Veterans Health Administration Pain Management Strategy. Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2003, 40: ix-xi. PMID: 15080221, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2003.09.0009.
• Functional self‐efficacy and pain‐related disability among older veterans with chronic pain in a primary care settingBarry LC, Guo Z, Kerns RD, Duong BD, Reid C, Reid M, Reid M. Functional self‐efficacy and pain‐related disability among older veterans with chronic pain in a primary care setting. Pain 2003, 104: 131-137. PMID: 12855322, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3959(02)00471-2.
• Family therapy for persons experiencing pain: evidence for its effectivenessKerns R, Otis J. Family therapy for persons experiencing pain: evidence for its effectiveness. Seminars In Pain Medicine 2003, 1: 79-89. DOI: 10.1016/s1537-5897(03)00007-7.
• Initial development and validation of a multidimensional pain readiness to change questionnaireNielson WR, Jensen MP, Kerns RD. Initial development and validation of a multidimensional pain readiness to change questionnaire. Journal Of Pain 2003, 4: 148-158. PMID: 14622712, DOI: 10.1054/jpai.2003.436.
• Cognitive behavioral therapy and aerobic exercise for Gulf War veterans' illnesses: a randomized controlled trial.Donta ST, Clauw DJ, Engel CC, Guarino P, Peduzzi P, Williams DA, Skinner JS, Barkhuizen A, Taylor T, Kazis LE, Sogg S, Hunt SC, Dougherty CM, Richardson RD, Kunkel C, Rodriguez W, Alicea E, Chiliade P, Ryan M, Gray GC, Lutwick L, Norwood D, Smith S, Everson M, Blackburn W, Martin W, Griffiss JM, Cooper R, Renner E, Schmitt J, McMurtry C, Thakore M, Mori D, Kerns R, Park M, Pullman-Mooar S, Bernstein J, Hershberger P, Salisbury DC, Feussner JR. Cognitive behavioral therapy and aerobic exercise for Gulf War veterans' illnesses: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2003, 289: 1396-404. PMID: 12636462, DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.11.1396.
• Support and Coronary Heart Disease: The Importance of Significant Other ResponsesItkowitz NI, Kerns RD, Otis JD. Support and Coronary Heart Disease: The Importance of Significant Other Responses. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2003, 26: 19-30. PMID: 12690944, DOI: 10.1023/a:1021790921471.
• Veterans reports of pain and associations with ratings of health, health-risk behaviors, affective distress, and use of the healthcare systemKerns RD, Otis J, Rosenberg R, Reid MC. Veterans reports of pain and associations with ratings of health, health-risk behaviors, affective distress, and use of the healthcare system. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2003, 40: 371. PMID: 15080222, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2003.09.0371.
• An examination of the relationship between chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorderOtis JD, Keane TM, Kerns RD. An examination of the relationship between chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2003, 40: 397. PMID: 15080224, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2003.09.0397.
• Pain-Related Disability Among Older Male Veterans Receiving Primary CareReid MC, Guo Z, Towle VR, Kerns RD, Concato J. Pain-Related Disability Among Older Male Veterans Receiving Primary Care. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2002, 57: m727-m732. PMID: 12403801, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/57.11.m727.
• A Multidimensional, Case‐control Study of Women with Self‐identified Chronic Vulvar PainMasheb RM, Brondolo E, Kerns RD. A Multidimensional, Case‐control Study of Women with Self‐identified Chronic Vulvar Pain. Pain Medicine 2002, 3: 253-259. PMID: 15099260, DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2002.02032.x.
• Differences in Pain‐related Characteristics Among Younger and Older Veterans Receiving Primary CareReid MC, Crone KT, Otis J, Kerns RD. Differences in Pain‐related Characteristics Among Younger and Older Veterans Receiving Primary Care. Pain Medicine 2002, 3: 102-107. PMID: 15102156, DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2002.02023.x.
• Coping strategies and their associations with levels of disability or pain, among older veterans receiving primary careReid M, Barry L, Kerns R, Duong B, Concato J. Coping strategies and their associations with levels of disability or pain, among older veterans receiving primary care. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2002, 55: 629. DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(02)00420-1.
• Self-appraised problem solving and pain-relevant social support as predictors of the experience of chronic painKerns RD, Rosenberg R, Otis JD. Self-appraised problem solving and pain-relevant social support as predictors of the experience of chronic pain. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2002, 24: 100-105. PMID: 12054314, DOI: 10.1207/s15324796abm2402_06.
• Use of Opioid Medications for Chronic Noncancer Pain Syndromes in Primary CareReid MC, Engles‐Horton L, Weber MB, Kerns RD, Rogers EL, O'Connor PG. Use of Opioid Medications for Chronic Noncancer Pain Syndromes in Primary Care. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2002, 17: 173-179. PMID: 11929502, PMCID: PMC1495018, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.10435.x.
• Preliminary validation of a German version of pain stages of change questionnaireMaurischat C, Härter M, Auclair P, Kerns RD, Bengel J. Preliminary validation of a German version of pain stages of change questionnaire. European Journal Of Pain 2002, 6: 43-48. PMID: 11888227, DOI: 10.1053/eujp.2001.0271.
• Pain in multiple sclerosis: a biopsychosocial perspective.Kerns RD, Kassirer M, Otis J. Pain in multiple sclerosis: a biopsychosocial perspective. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2002, 39: 225-32. PMID: 12051466.
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy for chronic pain in the elderlyKerns R, Otis J, Marcus K. Cognitive-behavioral therapy for chronic pain in the elderly. Clinics In Geriatric Medicine 2001, 17: 503-523. PMID: 11459718, DOI: 10.1016/s0749-0690(05)70083-5.
• Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to Pain Management for Older AdultsKerns R, Marcus K, Otis J. Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to Pain Management for Older Adults. Topics In Geriatric Rehabilitation 2001, 16: 24-33. DOI: 10.1097/00013614-200103000-00005.
• HIV/AIDS‐related Pain as a Chronic Pain Condition: Implications of a Biopsychosocial Model for Comprehensive Assessment and Effective ManagementMarcus K, Kerns R, Rosenfeld B, Breitbart W. HIV/AIDS‐related Pain as a Chronic Pain Condition: Implications of a Biopsychosocial Model for Comprehensive Assessment and Effective Management. Pain Medicine 2000, 1: 260-273. PMID: 15101893, DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2000.00033.x.
• Understanding the adoption of arthritis self‐management: stages of change profiles among arthritis patientsKeefe FJ, Lefebvre JC, Kerns RD, Rosenberg R, Beaupre P, Prochaska J, Prochaska JO, Caldwell DS. Understanding the adoption of arthritis self‐management: stages of change profiles among arthritis patients. Pain 2000, 87: 303-313. PMID: 10963910, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3959(00)00294-3.
• Vulvodynia: an introduction and critical review of a chronic pain conditionMasheb R, Nash J, Brondolo E, Kerns R. Vulvodynia: an introduction and critical review of a chronic pain condition. Pain 2000, 86: 3-10. PMID: 10779654, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3959(99)00256-0.
• Predicting responses to self‐management treatments for chronic pain: application of the pain stages of change modelKerns R, Rosenberg R. Predicting responses to self‐management treatments for chronic pain: application of the pain stages of change model. Pain 2000, 84: 49-55. PMID: 10601672, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3959(99)00184-0.
• Chaper 11 Pain DisorderMasheb R, Kerns R. Chaper 11 Pain Disorder. 2000, 191-213. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012343530-9/50012-7.
• Health Risk Behaviors and Their Relationships to Health Care Utilization Among Veterans Receiving Primary Medical CareBenedetto M, Kerns R, Rosenberg R, Burg M, Westgate K. Health Risk Behaviors and Their Relationships to Health Care Utilization Among Veterans Receiving Primary Medical Care. Journal Of Clinical Psychology In Medical Settings 1998, 5: 441-447. DOI: 10.1023/a:1026258911757.
• Readiness to adopt a self‐management approach to chronic pain: the Pain Stages of Change Questionnaire (PSOCQ)Kerns R, Rosenberg R, Jamison R, Caudill M, Haythornthwaite J. Readiness to adopt a self‐management approach to chronic pain: the Pain Stages of Change Questionnaire (PSOCQ). Pain 1997, 72: 227-234. PMID: 9272807, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3959(97)00038-9.
• Explaining high rates of depression in chronic pain: A diathesis-stress frameworkBanks, S.M. & Kerns, R.D. (1996). Explaining high rates of depression in chronic pain: A diathesis-stress framework. Psychological Bulletin, 119, 95-110.
• Explaining High Rates of Depression in Chronic Pain: A Diathesis–Stress FrameworkBanks S, Kerns R. Explaining High Rates of Depression in Chronic Pain: A Diathesis–Stress Framework. Psychological Bulletin 1996, 119: 95-110. DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.119.1.95.
• A call for improved clinical trials of the efficacy of antidepressants in the management of chronic, nonmalignant painKerns 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.
• Patterns of pain-relevant social interactionsWeiss L, Kerns R. Patterns of pain-relevant social interactions. International Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 1995, 2: 157-171. PMID: 16250783, DOI: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm0202_5.
• Pain‐relebant responses from significant others: development of a significant‐other version of the WHYMPI scalesKerns RD, Rosenberg R. Pain‐relebant responses from significant others: development of a significant‐other version of the WHYMPI scales. Pain 1995, 61: 245-249. PMID: 7659434, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(94)00173-c.
• Toward an Integrative Diathesis-Stress Model of Chronic PainKerns R, Jacob M. Toward an Integrative Diathesis-Stress Model of Chronic Pain. 1995, 325-340. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-1028-8_17.
• Anger expression and chronic painKerns R, Rosenberg R, Jacob M. Anger expression and chronic pain. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 1994, 17: 57-67. PMID: 8201612, DOI: 10.1007/bf01856882.
• A two factor model of denial of illness: A confirmatory factor analysisLevine J, Rudy T, Kerns R. A two factor model of denial of illness: A confirmatory factor analysis. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 1994, 38: 99-110. PMID: 8189406, DOI: 10.1016/0022-3999(94)90083-3.
• Pain ManagementKerns R. Pain Management. 1994, 443-461. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-1456-9_21.
• Role of behavioral and psychological factors in mental stress-induced silent left ventricular dysfunction in coronary artery diseaseBurg M, Jain D, Soufer R, Kerns R, Zaret B. Role of behavioral and psychological factors in mental stress-induced silent left ventricular dysfunction in coronary artery disease. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1993, 22: 440-448. PMID: 8335813, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(93)90048-6.
• Chronic pain: Intrusion and accommodationJacob M, Kerns R, Rosenberg R, Haythornthwaite J. Chronic pain: Intrusion and accommodation. Behaviour Research And Therapy 1993, 31: 519-527. PMID: 8333828, DOI: 10.1016/0005-7967(93)90134-g.
• The Deadly Emotions: The Role of Anger, Hostility and Aggression in Health and Emotional Well-Being By Ernest H. Johnson published by Greenwood Press, New York, New York 1990, 223 pages, $42.95Kerns R. The Deadly Emotions: The Role of Anger, Hostility and Aggression in Health and Emotional Well-Being By Ernest H. Johnson published by Greenwood Press, New York, New York 1990, 223 pages, $42.95. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 1993, 8: 181-183. DOI: 10.1016/0885-3924(93)90149-p.
• Hostility, Coping and Health Edited by Howard S. Friedman Published by the American Psychological Association, Hyattsville, Maryland 1992, 263 pages, $40.00Kerns R. Hostility, Coping and Health Edited by Howard S. Friedman Published by the American Psychological Association, Hyattsville, Maryland 1992, 263 pages, $40.00. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 1993, 8: 181. DOI: 10.1016/0885-3924(93)90148-o.
• Depression and the Chronic Pain ExperienceHAYTHORNTHWAITE J, SIEBER W, KERNS R. Depression and the Chronic Pain Experience. Survey Of Anesthesiology 1992, 36: 252. DOI: 10.1097/00132586-199208000-00051.
• Depression and the Chronic Pain ExperienceHAYTHORNTHWAITE J, SIEBER W, KERNS R. Depression and the Chronic Pain Experience. Survey Of Anesthesiology 1992, 36: 252. DOI: 10.1097/00132586-199206000-00046.
• Effects of Marital Interaction on Chronic Pain and Disability: Examining the Down Side of Social SupportTurk D, Kerns R, Rosenberg R. Effects of Marital Interaction on Chronic Pain and Disability: Examining the Down Side of Social Support. Rehabilitation Psychology 1992, 37: 259-274. DOI: 10.1037/h0079108.
• The psychotherapist's guide to psychopharmacology By Michael J. Gitlin published by The Free Press 1990, 410 pages, $35.00Kerns R. The psychotherapist's guide to psychopharmacology By Michael J. Gitlin published by The Free Press 1990, 410 pages, $35.00. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 1991, 6: 497-499. DOI: 10.1016/0885-3924(91)90009-s.
• Depression and the chronic pain experienceHaythornthwaite JA, Sieber WJ, Kerns RD. Depression and the chronic pain experience. Pain 1991, 46: 177-184. PMID: 1749640, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(91)90073-7.
• The pain behavior check list (PBCL): Factor structure and psychometric propertiesKerns R, Haythornthwaite J, Rosenberg R, Southwick S, Giller E, Jacob M. The pain behavior check list (PBCL): Factor structure and psychometric properties. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 1991, 14: 155-167. PMID: 1880794, DOI: 10.1007/bf00846177.
• Silent left ventricular dysfunction during routine structured interview and induced mental stress in stable coronary patients: Impact of type a behaviorJain D, Burg M, Soufer R, Kerns R, Zaret B. Silent left ventricular dysfunction during routine structured interview and induced mental stress in stable coronary patients: Impact of type a behavior. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1991, 17: a90. DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(91)91326-a.
• Development of a sleep diary for chronic pain patientsHaythornthwaite J, Hegel M, Kerns R. Development of a sleep diary for chronic pain patients. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 1991, 6: 65-72. PMID: 2007794, DOI: 10.1016/0885-3924(91)90520-e.
• The relationship between reports of pain-related social interactions and expressions of pain and affective distressKerns R, Southwick S, Giller E, Haythornthwaite J, Jacob M, Rosenberg R. The relationship between reports of pain-related social interactions and expressions of pain and affective distress. Behavior Therapy 1991, 22: 101-111. DOI: 10.1016/s0005-7894(05)80248-5.
• The role of marital interaction in chronic pain and depressive symptom severityKerns R, Haythornthwaite J, Southwick S, Giller E. The role of marital interaction in chronic pain and depressive symptom severity. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 1990, 34: 401-408. PMID: 2142961, DOI: 10.1016/0022-3999(90)90063-a.
• Using the biopsychosocial model to predict noctural penile rigidity in men with erectile dysfunctionPlante T, Kerns R, Yellig W, Haythornthwaite J. Using the biopsychosocial model to predict noctural penile rigidity in men with erectile dysfunction. Journal Of Sex & Marital Therapy 1989, 15: 247-254. PMID: 2614855, DOI: 10.1080/00926238908403827.
• Defensive coping and blood pressure reactivity in medical patientsWarrenburg S, Levine J, Schwartz G, Fontana A, Kerns R, Delaney R, Mattson R. Defensive coping and blood pressure reactivity in medical patients. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 1989, 12: 407-424. PMID: 2614819, DOI: 10.1007/bf00844875.
• Cynical Mistrust and the search for self-worthFontana A, Kerns R, Blatt S, Rosenberg R, Burg M, Colonese K. Cynical Mistrust and the search for self-worth. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 1989, 33: 449-456. PMID: 2795517, DOI: 10.1016/0022-3999(89)90006-8.
• Support, Stress, and Recovery From Coronary Heart Disease: A Longitudinal Causal ModelFontana A, Kerns R, Rosenberg R, Colonese K. Support, Stress, and Recovery From Coronary Heart Disease: A Longitudinal Causal Model. Health Psychology 1989, 8: 175-193. PMID: 2786807, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.8.2.175.
• Depression Among Chronic Pain Patients: Cognitive–Behavioral Analysis and Effect on Rehabilitation OutcomeKerns R, Haythornthwaite J. Depression Among Chronic Pain Patients: Cognitive–Behavioral Analysis and Effect on Rehabilitation Outcome. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 1988, 56: 870-876. PMID: 3204197, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.56.6.870.
• Chronic pain and depression: toward a cognitive‐behavioral mediation modelRudy TE, Kerns RD, Turk DC. Chronic pain and depression: toward a cognitive‐behavioral mediation model. Pain 1988, 35: 129-140. PMID: 3237427, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(88)90220-5.
• Self-monitored pain intensity: Psychometric properties and clinical utilityKerns R, Finn P, Haythornthwaite J. Self-monitored pain intensity: Psychometric properties and clinical utility. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 1988, 11: 71-82. PMID: 3367373, DOI: 10.1007/bf00846170.
• The role of denial in recovery from coronary heart disease.Levine J, Warrenburg S, Kerns R, Schwartz G, Delaney R, Fontana A, Gradman A, Smith S, Allen S, Cascione R. The role of denial in recovery from coronary heart disease. Psychosomatic Medicine 1987, 49: 109-117. PMID: 3575599, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-198703000-00001.
• The role of spouse reinforcement, perceived pain, and activity levels of chronic pain patientsFlor H, Kerns R, Turk D. The role of spouse reinforcement, perceived pain, and activity levels of chronic pain patients. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 1987, 31: 251-259. PMID: 3585827, DOI: 10.1016/0022-3999(87)90082-1.
• Type A Behavior Pattern, Inhibited Power Motivation, and Activity InhibitionFontana A, Rosenberg R, Marcus J, Kerns R. Type A Behavior Pattern, Inhibited Power Motivation, and Activity Inhibition. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology 1987, 52: 177-183. PMID: 3820069, DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.52.1.177.
• Social insecurity, the Type A behavior pattern, and sympathetic arousalFontana A, Rosenberg R, Kerns R, Marcus J. Social insecurity, the Type A behavior pattern, and sympathetic arousal. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 1986, 9: 79-88. PMID: 3701860, DOI: 10.1007/bf00844646.
• Exercise Training for Cardiac PatientsFontana A, Kerns R, Rosenberg R, Marcus J, Colonese K. Exercise Training for Cardiac Patients. Journal Of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Prevention 1986, 6: 4-15. DOI: 10.1097/00008483-198601000-00001.
• The West Haven‐Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI)Kerns R, Turk DC, Rudy TE. The West Haven‐Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI). Pain 1985, 23: 345-356. PMID: 4088697, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(85)90004-1.
• Chronic pain: A multiple-setting comparison of patient characteristicsHolzman A, Rudy T, Gerber K, Turk D, Sanders S, Zimmerman J, Kerns R. Chronic pain: A multiple-setting comparison of patient characteristics. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 1985, 8: 411-422. PMID: 4093976, DOI: 10.1007/bf00848372.
• An empirical examination of the “pain-behavior” constructTurk D, Wack J, Kerns R. An empirical examination of the “pain-behavior” construct. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 1985, 8: 119-130. PMID: 4032472, DOI: 10.1007/bf00845516.
• Comparison of Cognitive-Behavioral and Behavioral Approaches to the Outpatient Treatment of Chronic PainKerns R, Turk D, Holzman A, Rudy T. Comparison of Cognitive-Behavioral and Behavioral Approaches to the Outpatient Treatment of Chronic Pain. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 1985, 1: 195-203. DOI: 10.1097/00002508-198501040-00003.
• Conceptual Issues in the Assessment of Clinical PainTurk D, Kerns R. Conceptual Issues in the Assessment of Clinical Pain. The International Journal Of Psychiatry In Medicine 1984, 13: 57-68. PMID: 6350203, DOI: 10.2190/rqar-ut6w-g4a0-tyhy.
• Psychological treatment for chronic pain: A selective reviewKerns R, Turk D, Holzman A. Psychological treatment for chronic pain: A selective review. Clinical Psychology Review 1983, 3: 15-26. DOI: 10.1016/0272-7358(83)90003-x.