The finding that a self-reported survey failed to identify over one-third of individuals at risk for NMPO use is concerning, as is the finding that approximately 17 % of those who admitted to NMPO use may have misstated their prescription-opioid source. The findings presented here are critical...

An extensive literature relating patients’ expectations to treatment outcomes has not addressed the determinants of these expectations. We argue that treatment history is part of a reference point that influences patients’ expectations of how effective further treatment might be, thus...

An extensive literature relating patients' expectations to treatment outcomes has not addressed the determinants of these expectations. We argue that treatment history is part of a reference point that influences the patients' expectations of how effective further treatment might be, thus...