To the Editor: We thank Ayodeji Otufowora, MB. BS, MPH for the thoughtful commentary
regarding our brief report on predicting risk of opioid misuse with a singleitem measure of …

To the Editor: I commend Julie Lutz and colleagues1 on their work which advocated
predicting risk for opioid misuse in chronic pain with a single-item measure of catastrophic …

Background: Chronic pain patients are frequently treated with opioid medications in primary
care, where brief measures of risk for opioid misuse have great utility. Catastrophic thinking …

Background: Limited studies are available on patients' perspectives regarding opioid-related
awareness, beliefs, and pain management in primary care settings in the US. Pain …

M aking medical treatment decisions requires an evaluation of the anticipated risks and
benefits associated with available treatment options. Advocates for shared decision making …

To the Editor: I commend Dr. Jerant and colleagues1 on their article entitled “Satisfaction
with Health Care among Prescription Opioid Recipients.” In the said article, the authors …

Background As a consequence of the substantial rise in the prescription of opioids for the
treatment of chronic noncancer pain, greater attention has been paid to the factors that may …

Comments on an article by de Boer et al.(see record 2012-17675-012). de Boer et al.
assessed catastrophizing in a community sample of 376 participants, 137 of whom …

We read with interest the article by Henry and Holt 1 entitled BFrustrated Patients and
Fearful Physicians^, published in JGIM. The authors commented on an earlier paper by Dr …

To the Editor: We appreciate the thoughtful comments of Ruan et al, 1 regarding the
definition of depression used in our recent study on the association between opioid use and …