Optimal treatment of nonmalignant chronic spinal disorders (CSDs) may require the use of one or more nonopioid psychotropic medications. Vast research literature has documented high rates of psychiatric disorders in patients with CSDs. Psychotropic medications are one type of effective treatment for these disorders. Many medications of this type are also used as adjuvants to primary analgesic medications.
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Eugene McDermott Center for Pain Management, 6263 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75235, USA. peter.polatin@utsouthwestern.edu
