Mental health conditions and the risk of chronic opioid therapy among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective veterans affairs cohort study.

Liberman JS, D'Agostino McGowan L, Greevy RA, Morrow JA, Griffin MR, Roumie CL, Grijalva CG. Mental health conditions and the risk of chronic opioid therapy among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective veterans affairs cohort study. Clinical rheumatology. 2020 Feb 8. PMID: 32036583 [PubMed]

Abstract

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often receive opioid analgesics for pain management. We examined the association between mental health conditions and the risk of chronic opioid therapy.