title: Authors' response to the letter to the editor: "Pain in primary care patients with bipolar disorder".
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Electronic address: denisbir@med.umich.edu.
authors.forename: Denis G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Birgenheir
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ilgen
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Amy S B
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bohnert
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Kristen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Nicholas W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Bowersox
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Amy M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kilbourne
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*