Pain medication contracts for problem patients
PsychosomaticsPublished 1 February 1979
Robbi D. Simons, James L. Morris, Hugh A. Frank, Linda C. Green, Ruth M. Malin
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Abstract
Pain manifested by hospital patients is a source of concern for both patients and staff. The staff's attempts to provide reasonable freedom from pain are not always satisfactory to the patient, however. Demands for increasing medication often become struggles between patient and staff for control, and such struggles may seriously interfere with treatment. Pain medication contracts can aid communication and decrease power struggles.
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