“Catastrophization”, Its Weaponization, and Opiophobia: A Perfect Landscape for Unnecessary Harms, or “Catastrophization About Catastrophization”?

Abstract

Michael E Schatman,1,2 Danielle Levin1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care & Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 2Department of Population Health - Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USACorrespondence: Michael E Schatman, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care & Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, USA, Tel [phone], Email [email protected]

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