The American Pain Society (APS) is a multidisciplinary group of scientists, clinicians, and other professionals focused on the study of pain, treatment of patients to reduce pain and other related work. APS has on-line news, publication, educational opportunities and outreach for professionals. APS sets guidelines for pain management drug therapies in conjunction with AAPM.
Study Pinpoints Links of Depression with Chronic Pain
It is well known that chronic pain and clinical depression go together, but a study in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society, shows that the connection between pain and depression is strongest in mid ...
New guidelines for prescribing opioid pain drugs published
A prestigious panel of pain-management experts representing the American Pain Society (APS) www.ampainsoc.org and the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) has published the first comprehensive clinical practice guidel ...