Abstract:Although taking advantage of the synergistic effect of nonpharmacological and pharmacological approaches for the treatment of pain is always recommended, drugs remain the fi rst and sometimes the only line of available treatment. Analgesics as well as pain itself do have an impact on cognitive and emotional processes. The cognitive/affective central effect of analgesics prescribed for chronic pain treatment is well documented in the literature, but the causal relationship of pain to cognitive and emotional dis… Show more
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