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Basic Psychopharmacology for the Treatment of Pain in the Rehabilitation Patient

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This is a brief psychopharmacological overview of the various classes of medications shown to have efficacy in treating pain as alternatives or adjuvants to traditional opioid therapy. This includes TCAs, SNRIs, SSRIs, neuroleptics, benzodiazepines, MAOIs, mood stabilizers, and antiepileptics.

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  1. Foundation Medical Group, 909 Hioaks Rd, Ste A, Richmond, VA, 23225, USA

    Timothy J. Bunton M.D., Peter Breslin M.D. & Zia Uddin M.D.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Brown University, Warren Alpert Medical School, Providence, USA

    Alexios Carayannopoulos DO, MPH

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Bunton, T.J., Breslin, P., Uddin, Z. (2017). Basic Psychopharmacology for the Treatment of Pain in the Rehabilitation Patient. In: Carayannopoulos DO, MPH, A. (eds) Comprehensive Pain Management in the Rehabilitation Patient. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16784-8_29

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