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RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development


2020 Sep


Psychol Med


50


12

Anhedonia in chronic pain and prescription opioid misuse.

Authors

Garland EL, Trøstheim M, Eikemo M, Ernst G, Leknes S
Psychol Med. 2020 Sep; 50(12):1977-1988.
PMID: 31422776.

Abstract

Both acute and chronic pain can disrupt reward processing. Moreover, prolonged prescription opioid use and depressed mood are common in chronic pain samples. Despite the prevalence of these risk factors for anhedonia, little is known about anhedonia in chronic pain populations.