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News Summaries of The Journal of Pain • 2005
The Peer Review Journal of the American Pain Society

November, 2005

Does Anger Management Ability Influence Pain Response?
Older Antidepressants Prove More Effective for Pain Relief

October, 2005

Study Documents Rise In Oxycontin Abuse
Michigan Study Shows Minorities And Poor Whites Have Less Access To Opioid Pain Medications
Scheduled Dosing Better For Opioid Analgesics

September, 2005

Past Substance Abuse Can Predict Pain Medication Misuse And Dependence
Anxiety Increases Pain Perception
Individually Tailored Pain Treatment Shown Effective

July, 2005

Are Some Presumed Migraine Headaches Misdiagnosed?
Lidocaine Shown Effective For Irritable Bowel Syndrome

June, 2005

Study Shows Pain Increases Heart Rate In Men, But Not Women
Confidence In Pain Coping Lowers Disability And Depression In Elderly Patients
What Is Satisfactory Pain Relief?

May, 2005

Study Assesses NIH Support For Pain Research

April, 2005

Access To Care For Chronic Pain: Racial And Ethnic Differences
Relief Of Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy With Pregabalin: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
A Controlled Trial Of Placebo Vs. Real Acupuncture
Adding Ultra Low-Dose Naltrexone To Oxycodone Enhances And Prolongs Anesthesia; A Randomized Controlled Trial Of Oxytrex

March, 2005

The S-LANSS Score for Identifying Pain of Predominantly Neuropathic Origin: Validation for Use in Clinical and Postal Research
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Diffusion Tensor Imaging in a Case of Central Poststroke Pain
Personality Traits Associated with Perception of Noxious Stimuli in Women with Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome

February, 2005

Morphine Responses And Experimental Pain: Sex Differences In Side Effects And Cardiovascular Responses But Not Analgesia
Pain Catastrophizing And Consequences Of Musculoskeletal Pain; A Prospective Study In The Dutch Community
Alvimopan: An Oral, Peripherally Acting Mu Opioid Receptor Agonist For Treatment Of Opioid Induced Bowel Dysfunction
Treatment Of Pain In Patients With Renal Insufficiency; The Who Three-Step Ladder Adapted

January, 2005

Ethical Challenges In The Management Of Chronic Non-MALIGNANT Pain; Negotiating Through The Cloud Of Doubt
Efficacy And Safety Of Oxymorphone Extended-Release In Chronic Low Back Pain: Results Of A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo And Active-Controlled Phase III Study
Forgiveness And Chronic Low Back Pain: A Preliminary Study Examining The Relationship Of Forgiveness To Pain, Anger And Psychological Distress
Does Personality At Colege Entry Predict Number Of Reported Pain Conditions At Mid-Life?