Rational Analgesic Polypharmacotherapy: A Novel Treatment Approach in Pain Management Joseph Solberg, DO Hunter Vincent, DO FAST FACTS 1. Rational analgesic polypharmacotherapy (RAPP) is a novel multidimensional approach to combination…
Motivational Interviewing Shelly Henderson, PhD Amir Ramezani, PhD FAST FACTS Motivational interviewing (MI) is more than the use of a set of techniques or strategies. It is characterized by a…
Targeted Pain Interview Charles De Mesa, DO, MPH Dustin Ward, MD INTRODUCTION Communication is key in the interview process. Listen and pause to gain a sense of the context of…
Pain Anatomy and Physiology Damoon Rejaei, MD Samir J. Sheth, MD FAST FACTS Pain transmission and sensation is a complex phenomenon composed of multiple components including nociceptor activation, ascending spinal…
Essential Tools of Primary Care Pain Medicine Catherine Platt, MD Samir J. Sheth, MD Ian J. Koebner, PhD, MSc, MAOM Anthony DiGirolamo, DO Charles De Mesa, DO, MPH INTRODUCTION Pain…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen In this chapter, we consider 3 issues that can improve your conduct of mental health care: working as a team, referral, and personal awareness. The first…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Personality is a complex concept—and an important one: it reflects human beings’ basic psychological infrastructure.1,2 This means that it plays a critical role in determining how…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen We consider psychotic disorders to reside primarily in the domain of psychiatry. But primary care and other medical physicians almost always see these patients at some…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen In this chapter, we consider some other important mental health issues encountered in medical settings. Recognizing the signs and symptoms of these disorders can prevent misdiagnoses…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen At this point, it’s time to consider the diagnostic interview. By now you know the major mental disorders you will need to master in medical settings—depression,…
