Psychotropic adjuvant analgesic drugs for cancer pain. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Narcotic analgesics are the mainstay of pharmacological interventions for cancer pain. There is however growing awareness that psychotropic drugs, in particular the antidepressants, are useful adjuvant analgesic agents in the management of cancer pain. In addition many of these drugs are important in the treatment of psychiatric complications of cancer. Unfortunately cancer patients with pain are most vulnerable to such problems as depression, anxiety and delirium. For the clinician who wants to provide comprehensive management of cancer pain, familiarity with the indications and usefulness of psychotropic drugs will be most rewarding.

publication date

  • September 1, 1989

Research

keywords

  • Depressive Disorder
  • Neoplasms
  • Pain
  • Psychotropic Drugs

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0024728641

PubMed ID

  • 2778353

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 4

issue

  • 3