Amitriptyline
Many people living with chronic pain are daunted by the prospect of long term or even permanent drug therapy. What are these drugs, are they safe and how do they work? Concerns such as these can stop people perservering with medicines that may offer a real life enhancing solution to their condition. In this article [...]
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Airing Pain Programme 15 – Effective Communication: Patients and Professionals
In programme 15, Paul Evans speaks to psychologist David Craig of Glasgow, who comments on his communication skills training DVD for chronic pain professionals. GP Mark Ritchie explains how depression and chronic pain can be linked, and gives advice on how patients can prepare for medical consultations, using the memory aid: Ideas, Concerns, and Expectations. [...]
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