The Journal of Pain
Volume 6, Issue 9 , Pages 620-629 , September 2005

Pain Medication Beliefs and Medication Misuse in Chronic Pain

  • Beatrix M. Schieffer

      Affiliations

    • Veteran’s Administration Greater Los Angles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
    • Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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  • Quyhn Pham

      Affiliations

    • Veteran’s Administration Greater Los Angles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Jennifer Labus

      Affiliations

    • Center for Neurovisceral Sciences & Women’s Health
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  • Ariel Baria

      Affiliations

    • Veteran’s Administration Greater Los Angles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
    • Department of Medicine David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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  • Walter Van Vort

      Affiliations

    • Veteran’s Administration Greater Los Angles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Philip Davis

      Affiliations

    • Veteran’s Administration Greater Los Angles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
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  • Frederick Davis

      Affiliations

    • Veteran’s Administration Greater Los Angles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
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  • Bruce D. Naliboff

      Affiliations

    • Veteran’s Administration Greater Los Angles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
    • Center for Neurovisceral Sciences & Women’s Health
    • Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Bruce D. Naliboff, PhD, Center for Neurovisceral Sciences & Women’s Health, VAGLAHS, Bldg. 115, Rm. 223, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90073

Received 14 January 2005 ,Revised 11 April 2005 ,Accepted 15 April 2005.

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 Supported by the VA Health Services Research and Development program.

PII: S1526-5900(05)00637-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2005.04.004

The Journal of Pain
Volume 6, Issue 9 , Pages 620-629 , September 2005

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