Co-occurring disorders and the need for a research network

Co-occurring disorders and the need for a research network The treatment of patients with pain and co-occurring disorders presents a significant knowledge gap that necessitates a strong infrastructure for conducting representative clinical trials. Norm Buckley from the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research & Care explains. Rational treatment of patients experiencing chronic pain along with co-occurring disorders represents a huge gap in our body of knowledge. The solution includes infrastructure to support clinical trials targeting a population representative of patients who experience chronic pain. This is a call for the creation of a robust infrastructure for conducting clinical trials in which chronic pain care is provided to patients with complex clinical problems. This is essential if we are to effectively treat the actual patients that come to our clinics.