Re: PSEUDOADDICTION.....is doctor-induced!!!
From: cindy shruhan (cindyandbobby@webtv.net)
Fri Nov 8 09:24:37 2002
At Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Helen Dynda wrote:
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>HAVE YOU BEEN TREATED LIKE AN ADDICT? HERE ARE A FEW EXCERPTS REGARDING PSEUDOADDICTION:
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>Page 106:
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>" Pseudoaddiction is an iatrogenic (i.e., doctor-induced) syndrome caused by undermedication of pain."
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>Page 107:
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>" This syndrome is called pseudoaddiction because of the striking resemblance of the behavior pattern to that of truly addicted individuals..."
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>" The difference is that, in the case of pseudoaddiction, the person is driven by a need and desire for genuine pain relief."
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>"...pseudoaddiction results from undertreatment of a medical condition."
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>" Patients like Joe suffer from severe pain and no one believes them! They are treated like third-class citizens. They are condemned by their families, the medical establishment, our "watchdog" state and federal agencies, and society at large. They are unfairly mislabeled as addicts."
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>"...many a chronic pain patient has been harmed emotionally and physically by the inappropriate use of "12-step" techniques (Alcoholics Anonymous) for the treatment of pseudoaddiction."
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>X X X X
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>X> VALIDATE YOUR PAIN! Exposing the Chronic Pain Cover-Up (Paperback - May 2002) ... by Alan F. Chino, Ph.D. and Corinne D. Davis, M.D.
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>.....Enter: http://www.amazon.com/ .....at " SEARCH " - Click from: " All Products " to " Books ".....Enter: Validate Your Pain!.....Click: GO!.....at # 1 - click on the title of this book.
>.....BOOK INFORMATION (left side)..... Click - and scroll down - to learn more about this book: editorial reviews & customer reviews
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>.....RECENTLY VIEWED ITEMS (left side).....Click: Validate Your Pain! Exposing the Chronic Pain Cover-Up.....Click: LOOK INSIDE.....Click: 22 sample pages.
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>I highly recommend this book!!
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>Helen D.
SWEET HELEN, YOU HAVE DONE IT AGAIN, YOU JUST ASTOUND ME AS TO WHAT YOU
FIND FOR US, I ALSO PRINTED THIS UP, AND OFCOURSE THE BOOK IS A MUST...I
HOPE EVERYONE GETS THIS BOOK, AND CLICKS ON THESE WEBSITE, ITS INFO THAT
NONE OF US HAVE READ BEFORE..THANKS AGAIN SWEET ONE..YOUR IN MY
HEART..CINDY SHRUHAN....... cindyandbobby@webtv.net
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