title: [The value of drug level testing in the assessment of chronic pain syndromes].
abstract: Objective or objectifiable clinical findings are essential and of great value to the medical expert to evaluate the state of illness or disability. Drug level testing provides objective data and therefore has to be performed to rate drug therapy and compliance and to reveal attempted deceptions by the test person in the assessment of chronic pain syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Aus dem Sozialmedizinischen Dienst München, Deutsche Rentenversicherung Knappschaft-Bahn-See
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wolff
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000379:methods*; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000379:methods*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics