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We’re adding to the team ASU Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Check out bit.ly/Edson_Employme… for a list of our current openings and details on how to apply. Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Can't believe we are still lumping Asians in with White folks. Groundbreaking stuff.

With limited health care resources for people with chronic pain, many turn to kratom for self-management. Together with @kirstenelins, we present the findings from the first EMA study examining kratom's real-time effects on pain in real-world settings! #ChronicPain #Kratom

Original: Dr. Scott Ravyts, Ph.D., Chung Jung Mun ("Moon"), Dr. Rachel Aaron, PhD et al. show that there exist distinct trauma subgroups among individuals with chronic pain — Knowledge of past trauma may have clinical implications for the treatment of chronic pain Full: jpain.org/article/S1526-…

Advancing Patient Engagement in Pain Research In clinical research, patients are usually study participants, not collaborators. But a recent paper highlights the benefits of involving patients as full partners in pain research. Here’s what it means and why it matters. (1/10)

Thrilled to see this paper published. These data provide strong evidence that physical dependence and withdrawal management is different in the era of illicit #fentanyl versus heroin. We need new strategies to help our patient. Read more about this here: buff.ly/4eZ8YqT

Understanding Pain Types: A Breakdown 1. Nociceptive Pain • Happens when your body detects harm, like an injury. • It’s a warning system to protect you from danger. • Types: -Somatic pain: from bones, joints, or muscles. -Visceral pain: from internal organs.

Strange phenomenon for me to be part of a special issue on “Women in Insomnia” , but congrats to the genuine boss ladies that carried this paper ! Darlynn Rojo-Wissar, PhD, MPH Melissa Nevarez-Brewster (she/her/ella) et al frontiersin.org/journals/sleep…

2. Progress in the prevention of HIV The twice-yearly injectable, Lenacapavir, is 95-100% effective to prevent HIV:

9. Restoring communication in motor neuron disease In a patient with motor neuron disease (ALS) and loss of speech as a result, a brain implant read the neural activity of his attempted speech and produced it via a computer - in his own voice:

Eight years after releasing the 2016 opioid guideline and two years after revising it, CDC is finally making plans for a review of the guideline’s impact on #patients, caregivers, #doctors, and the practice of pain medicine. #chronicpain CDC Injury Center bit.ly/4gt7l65

Great one on Neurotransmitters

Now in Pain Reports: “Assessing alexithymia in chronic pain: psychometric properties of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 and Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire” bit.ly/4gdw4LC

We evaluated the psychometric properties of two commonly used alexithymia measures among individuals with chronic pain Rachel Aaron, PhD

Academics are paid nothing for peer review. Yet journals made a total of over $8.3 billion on article processing charges alone between 2019-2023. Make it make sense.

Since legalization, new schizophrenia cases linked to heavy cannabis use have tripled. 🧵1/9

Six decades ago, hope surged for depression and opioid addiction treatments. Today, depression management has advanced significantly, while progress in #OUD treatment has been more gradual. Kelly Dunn, PhD, MBA explores this in a MedPage Today #opinion piece: medpagetoday.com/opinion/second….

Original: Dana Rubenstein, MHS& colleagues (Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences) analyzed momentary data reported throughout the day by people with back pain who smoke — Novel insights into short-term relationships between pain and smoking Full: jpain.org/article/S1526-…

Last chance to apply! 3rd annual 3-day Insight mHealth Workshop (June 25-27). Deadline: April 21. Create your own Apple/Android mHealth app. Fee: $500. Please re-post. SBMDigitalHealth SBM Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Psychology Jobs ObesityWeek® The Obesity Society SRNT The College on Problems of Drug Dependence AACR

Do you want to capture health behavior as it happens? My summer institute on EMA is coming up at the end of this month. Spots are limited - don't miss out! Dept of Mental Health at BSPH Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health