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The Dickey Amendment and the Ongoing Gun Violence Crisis in the United States
by Shalinie Dowlatram According to the CDC, over 40,000 people die from gunshot wounds annually (2022). A study from JAMA estimated an average 85,000 people suffer from gunshot wounds annually, based on data from 2009 to 2017 (Kaufman EJ et al, 2020). Gunshot wounds...
Partners In Pain
By Sherry Thorne Our spouses/significant others do not live with the actual, physical pain we do, but they do live with the pain. Our pain affects them in ways we don't fully understand, just as they do not fully understand the actual pain we feel. They get frustrated...
Chronic Pain and Mental Health
by: Yvette Colón, PhD, BCD, LMSW-CQ: How does mental health treatment improve the overall pain patient experience and their pain management plan?A: Pain is a subjective, multidimensional experience.It integrates knowledge of symptoms and treatments and individualizes...