Resources

Useful References and Materials for Patients and their Family

Pamphlets developed for patients with chronic pain:

Pain Management: What You Can Do NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group

Low Back Pain: What You Can Do NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group

Migraine: What You Can Do NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group

Nicholas M, Molloy A, Tonkin L, Beeston L. Manage Your Pain. Practical and Positive Ways of Adapting to Chronic Pain. Sydney: ABC Books, 2000

Silver JK. Chronic Pain and the Family: A New Guide. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2004. Excerpts available at: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/features/health/

Useful References and Materials for Medical Practitioners

Guidelines for medical practitioners:

NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group. General Principles: Rational Use of Opioids in Chronic or Recurrent Non-malignant Pain. Sydney: NSW TAG, 2002

NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group. Low Back Pain: Rational Use of Opioids in Chronic or Recurrent Non-malignant Pain. Sydney: NSW TAG, 2002

NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group. Migraine: Rational Use of Opioids in Chronic or Recurrent Non-malignant Pain. Sydney: NSW TAG, 2002

NSW Department of Health. Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain. Sydney: NSW Department of Health, 2006. Publication no. TG202/7

NSW Department of Health. Requirements for an Authority to Prescribe Drugs of Addiction Under Section 28 of the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act. Sydney: NSW Department of Health, 2007. Publication no. TG212/2

References

American Geriatrics Society. The Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons. JAGS 2002; 50: S205-S224

Bogduk N. Management of chronic low back pain. Medical Journal of Australia 2004; 180: 79-83
Blyth FM, March LM, Brnabic AJM et al. Chronic pain in Australia: a prevalence study. Pain 2001; 89: 127-134
Blyth FM, March LM, Cousins MJ. Chronic pain-related disability and use of analgesia and health services in a Sydney community. Medical Journal of Australia 2003; 179: 84-87
Clark ME, Gironda RJ, Young RW. Development and validation of the Pain Outcomes Questionnaire-VA [Electronic version]. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 2003; 40: 381-396
Cleeland CS, Ryan KM. Pain assessment: global use of the Brief Pain Inventory. Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore 1994; 23: 129-138
Drug Enforcement Administration. Prescription Pain Medications: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for Health Care Professionals, and Law Enforcement Personnel. Drug Enforcement Administration, 2004. This document was withdrawn by the DEA in August 2004. Available at: http://www.aapsonline.org/painman/deafaq.pdf
Funnell MM. Helping patients take charge of their chronic illnesses. Family Practice Management 2000; 7(3)
Kerns RD, Turk DC, Rudy TE. The West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI). Pain 1985; 23: 345-356
Mannix LK. Relieving migraine pain: sorting through the options. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 2003; 70: 8-28
Melzack R. The McGill Pain Questionnaire: major properties and scoring methods. Pain 1975; 1: 277-299
National Prescribing Service. Analgesic options for pain relief. National Prescribing Service Newsletter 2006; 47 (Aug)
National Prescribing Service. Analgesic choices in persistent pain. Prescribing Practice Review 2006; 35 (Sept)
Nicholas M, Molloy A, Tonkin L, Beeston L. Manage Your Pain. Practical and Positive Ways of Adapting to Chronic Pain. Sydney: ABC Books, 2000
Persaud R. How to improve communication with patients. BMJ Careers Focus 2005; 330: 136-137
Seidler R. Prescription drug abuse: opioids. Current Therapeutics 2002; July: 33-35
Silver JK. Chronic Pain and the Family: A New Guide. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2004. Excerpts available at: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/features/health/
Tearnan BH, Lewandowski MJ. The Behavioral Assessment of Pain Questionnaire: the development and validation of a comprehensive self-report instrument. American Journal of Pain Management 1992; 2: 181-191
Therapeutic Guidelines: Analgesic. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited, 2007
Using Opioids in the Treatment of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: A Guide for GPs. Boronia: Edelman Health