Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry
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Addiction psychiatrists are increasingly asked to address chronic pain in patients with addiction. Because of historic "divisions of labor" between physicians who manage pain and addiction psychiatrists who manage addiction, limited guidance exists for preparing addiction psychiatry trainees to address this comorbidity. ⋯ Educators in addiction psychiatry should clarify their role in the management of chronic pain and prioritize training in this area.