title: Helping your patients control their pain.
abstract: In this article, the authors discuss pain as a disease, obstacles to the treatment of pain, e.g., addiction, dependency, tolerance and strategies for helping patients cope with pain.
authors.affiliation: Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davidhizar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bartlett
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics