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Robert N. Jamison is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a particular emphasis on pharmacology, public health, environmental and occupational health, psychiatry and mental health, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. These areas reflect a broad engagement with both clinical and health-related domains.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, opioid use disorder treatment, pediatric pain management techniques, pain management and opioid use, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome research, mobile health and mHealth applications, and pain management and placebo effect.

Frequent collaborators of Robert N. Jamison include Robert R. Edwards, Samantha M. Meints, Kristin L. Schreiber, Marise Cornelius, and Edgar L. Ross. The collaboration network indicates a significant level of joint research activity, particularly with Edwards and Meints.

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on pain, pain management, and related psychological and clinical issues. Examples of recent papers include:

  • Cross-sectional study of psychosocial and pain-related variables among patients with chronic pain during a time of social distancing imposed by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic (2020, Pain)
  • Multimodal prediction of pain and functional outcomes 6 months following total knee replacement: a prospective cohort study (2022, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
  • Clinical Integration of a Smartphone App for Patients With Chronic Pain: Retrospective Analysis of Predictors of Benefits and Patient Engagement Between Clinic Visits (2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research)
  • The relative contribution of pain and psychological factors to opioid misuse: A 6-month observational study (2020, American Psychologist)
  • Research approaches for evaluating opioid sparing in clinical trials of acute and chronic pain treatments: Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials recommendations (2021, Pain)

Robert N. Jamison frequently publishes in venues including the Journal of Pain, Pain, Contemporary Clinical Trials, Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface, and Clinical Journal of Pain. This range of journals indicates a specialization in pain research, clinical trials, and neuromodulation technologies.

Best Publications

  • Development and validation of the Current Opioid Misuse Measure.

    Stephen F. Butler;Simon H. Budman;Kathrine C. Fernandez;Brian Houle

  • Validation of the Revised Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain (SOAPP-R)

    Stephen F. Butler;Kathrine Fernandez;Christine Benoit;Simon H. Budman

  • Validation of a screener and opioid assessment measure for patients with chronic pain.

    Stephen F. Butler;Simon H. Budman;Kathrine Fernandez;Robert N. Jamison

  • Pretreatment Psychosocial Variables as Predictors of Outcomes Following Lumbar Surgery and Spinal Cord Stimulation: A Systematic Review and Literature Synthesis

    James Celestin;Robert R. Edwards;Robert N. Jamison

  • Predicting aberrant drug behavior in patients treated for chronic pain: importance of abuse history.

    Edward Michna;Edgar L. Ross;Wilfred L. Hynes;Srdjan S. Nedeljkovic

  • Opioid therapy for chronic noncancer back pain. A randomized prospective study.

    Robert N. Jamison;Stephen A. Raymond;Ellen A. Slawsby;Srdjan S. Nedeljkovic

  • Readiness to adopt a self-management approach to chronic pain: the Pain Stages of Change Questionnaire (PSOCQ)

    Robert D Kerns;Roberta Rosenberg;Robert N Jamison;Robert N Jamison;Margaret A Caudill;Margaret A Caudill

  • Electronic diaries for monitoring chronic pain: 1-year validation study.

    Robert N Jamison;Stephen A Raymond;Jonathan G Levine;Ellen A Slawsby

  • Psychiatric history and psychologic adjustment as risk factors for aberrant drug-related behavior among patients with chronic pain.

    Ajay D. Wasan;Stephen F. Butler;Simon H. Budman;Christine Benoit

  • Efficacy of Dronabinol as an Adjuvant Treatment for Chronic Pain Patients on Opioid Therapy

    Sanjeet Narang;Daniel Gibson;Ajay D. Wasan;Edgar L. Ross

  • Characteristics of Methadone Maintenance Patients with Chronic Pain

    Robert N. Jamison;Janice Kauffman;Nathaniel P. Katz

  • Comparative study of electronic vs. paper VAS ratings: A randomized, crossover trial using healthy volunteers

    Robert N. Jamison;Richard H. Gracely;Stephen A. Raymond;Jonathan G. Levine

  • The association between negative affect and opioid analgesia in patients with discogenic low back pain.

    Ajay D. Wasan;Gudarz Davar;Robert Jamison

  • Substance Misuse Treatment for High Risk Chronic Pain Patients on Opioid Therapy: A Randomized Trial

    Robert N. Jamison;Edgar L. Ross;Edward Michna;Li Q. Chen

  • Validation and Clinical Application of the Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain (SOAPP)

    Hammam Akbik;Stephen F. Butler;Simon H. Budman;Katherine Fernandez

  • Cross validation of the current opioid misuse measure to monitor chronic pain patients on opioid therapy.

    Stephen F. Butler;Simon H. Budman;Gilbert J. Fanciullo;Robert N. Jamison

  • Urine toxicology screening among chronic pain patients on opioid therapy: frequency and predictability of abnormal findings.

    Edward Michna;Robert N. Jamison;Loc-Duyen Pham;Edgar L. Ross

  • The influence of family support on chronic pain.

    Robert N. Jamison;Kitti L. Virts

  • Beliefs and attitudes about opioid prescribing and chronic pain management: Survey of primary care providers

    Robert N Jamison;Kerry Anne Sheehan;Elizabeth Scanlan;Michele Matthews

  • Controlled Trial of Japanese Acupuncture for Chronic Myofascial Neck Pain: Assessment of Specific and Nonspecific Effects of Treatment

    Stephen Birch;Robert N. Jamison

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon H. Budman
Simon H. Budman Harvard University
R. Kathryn McHugh
R. Kathryn McHugh Harvard University
Claudia M. Campbell
Claudia M. Campbell Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Gregory J. McHugo
Gregory J. McHugo Dartmouth College
David Borsook
David Borsook Boston Children's Hospital
Tonya M. Palermo
Tonya M. Palermo University of Washington
Margaret L. Griffin
Margaret L. Griffin Harvard University
Michael P. Carey
Michael P. Carey Brown University
Kenneth A. Wallston
Kenneth A. Wallston Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lynn S. Walker
Lynn S. Walker Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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