Open AccessBehavioral preference for viewing drug v. pleasant images predicts current and future opioid misuse among chronic pain patients
Author(s) -
Scott J. Moeller,
Adam W. Hanley,
Eric L. Garland
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.857
H-Index - 209
eISSN - 1469-8978
pISSN - 0033-2917
DOI - 10.1017/s0033291719000461
Subject(s) - opioid , psychology , baseline (sea) , chronic pain , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , oceanography , receptor , geology
The USA is currently enduring an opioid crisis. Identifying cost-effective, easy-to-implement behavioral measures that predict treatment outcomes in opioid misusers is a crucial scientific, therapeutic, and epidemiological goal.