NYSPA Report – Chronic Pain and Behavioral Health: Underlying Data and Regulatory Responses

• By: Rachel Fernbach, Esq Jamie Papapetros New York State Psychiatric Association
• April 24th, 2024
• chronic pain, co-occurring conditions, pain management, public policy, Spring 2024 Issue
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines chronic pain as pain lasting more than three months that can result from an underlying medical disease or condition, injury, medical treatment, inflammation, or unknown cause.1 Studies find a strong correlation between pain and mental...