What's "pain catastrophizing"? / thread
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They claim that "catastrophizing has been associated w/ #opioid craving, long-term opioid use," & misuse.
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Gilam, Sturgeon, Dokyoung, Wasan, Darnall, Mackey
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31617916/
If the theory isn't changed, the name shouldn't be changed. Experts will know #NARF (!) = PC, but people with pain won't. Transparency is vital to rebuild trust post CDC.
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The quotation marks are important. Otherwise, I would've gotten articles about pain + catastrophizing + opioids. I PC-specific papers. scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&…