A5091815010- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Neurological Surgery
2007-2021
University of Miami
2010-2021
Miami VA Healthcare System
2009-2016
State Farm (United States)
2016
Institute of Behavioral Sciences
1995-2015
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
1981-2015
Jackson Health System
2012-2015
Pain and Rehabilitation Medicine
1989-2010
Miller College
2010
Douglas Gardens Hospital
2009-2010
Use of chronic opioid therapy for noncancer pain has increased substantially. The American Pain Society and the Academy Medicine commissioned a systematic review evidence on convened multidisciplinary expert panel to formulate recommendations. Although is limited, concluded that can be an effective carefully selected monitored patients with pain. However, opioids are also associated potentially serious harms, including opioid-related adverse effects outcomes related abuse potential opioids....
Two hundred and eighty-three chronic pain patients, consecutive admissions to the Comprehensive Pain Center of University Miami School Medicine, received an extensive psychiatric evaluation based upon American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders (DSM-III) criteria flowsheets. All patients following type diagnoses: DSM-III axis I; II, personality type. The distribution assigned diagnoses for entire patient sample was reviewed a statistical comparison...
Fatal cocaine intoxication presenting as an excited delirium is described in seven recreational users. Symptoms began with the acute onset of intense paranoia, followed by bizarre and violent behavior necessitating forcible restraint. The symptoms were frequently accompanied unexpected strength hyperthermia. respiratory collapse occurred suddenly without warning, generally within a few minutes to hour after victim was restrained. Five died while police custody. Blood concentration averaged...
Previous researchers have reported that in psychiatric populations many patients provide incorrect self-report information on current drug use. Therefore, the purposes of present study were to determine percentage chronic pain (CPPs) using illicit drugs (cannabis, cocaine), CPPs who use examination, and identify some variables could help identifying CPP likely an history urine toxicologies. DESIGN/SETTING/PARTICIPANTS/OUTCOME MEASURES: Two hundred seventy-four consecutive admissions a...
Project MATCH was the largest and most expensive alcoholism treatment trial ever conducted. The results were disappointing. There essentially no patient-treatment matches, three very different treatments produced nearly identical outcomes. These interpreted post hoc as evidence that all quite effective. We re-analyzed data in order to estimate effectiveness relation quantity of treatment.This a secondary analysis from multisite clinical alcohol dependent volunteers (N = 1726) who received...