Miriam Helen Feliu | Scholars@Duke

Miriam Helen Feliu
Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

I work at the Duke Pain Medicine Clinic. It is a Multidisciplinary Clinic for management of chronic pain. We have providers in the field of pain management, physical therapy and medical psychology. In our Chronic Pain Program, as Director of Training we offer training to a group of students, interns and Fellows including Biofeedback and evaluations for Spinal Cord stimulator, DRG and Targeted Drug Delivery Systems.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2015
Affiliate of the Center for Biobehavioral Health Disparities Research, Center on Biobehaviorial Health Disparities Research, Social Science Research Institute 2014

Contact Information

4309 Medical Park Drive, Durham, NC 27704
Box3856 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27705
miriam.feliu@duke.edu (919) 684-6908

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Psy.D., Carlos Albizu University 2004
- M.S., Carlos Albizu University 1998
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2013 - 2015
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2008 - 2013
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2004 - 2008
Research
Selected Grants
- Integrated Health Services to Reduce Opioid Use While Managing Chronic Pain awarded by Research Triangle Institute International 2018 - 2023
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Edwards, CL, Killough, A, Wood, M, Doyle, T, Feliu, M, Barker, CS, Uppal, P, DeCastro, L, Wellington, C, Whitfield, KE, O'Garo, K-GN, Morgan, K, Edwards Alesii, LY, Byrd, GS, McCabe, M, Goli, V, Keys, A, Hill, L, Collins-McNeil, J, Trambadia, J, Guinyard, D, Muhammad, M, McDonald, P, Schmechel, DE, and Robinson, E. "Emotional reactions to pain predict psychological distress in adult patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)." International journal of psychiatry in medicine 47, no. 1 (January 2014): 1-16. Full Text
  - Feliu, MH, Crawford, RD, Edwards, L, Wellington, C, Wood, M, Whitfield, KE, and Edwards, CL. "Neurocognitive testing and functioning in adults sickle cell disease." Hemoglobin 35, no. 5-6 (2011): 476-484. Full Text Link to Item
  - Feliu, MH, Wellington, C, Crawford, RD, Wood, M, Edwards, L, Byrd, G, and Edwards, CL. "Opioid management and dependency among adult patients with sickle cell disease." Hemoglobin 35, no. 5-6 (January 2011): 485-494. Full Text
  - Reddy, SD, Edwards, CL, Wood, M, O'Garo, K, Morgan, K, Edwards, LK, Wellington, C, McDougald, CS, Feliu, M, McNeil, J, and Whitfield, KE. "Body Image in a Sample of Adult African American Males and Females with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)." Journal of African American Studies 15, no. 1 (January 1, 2011): 115-119. Full Text
  - Wellington, C, Edwards, CL, McNeil, J, Wood, M, Crisp, B, Feliu, M, Byrd, G, McDougald, C, Edwards, L, and Whitfield, KE. "Somatization in the conceptualization of sickle cell disease." J Natl Med Assoc 102, no. 11 (November 2010): 1079-1083. Link to Item
  - Feliu, MH, and Edwards, CL. "Psychologic factors in the development of complex regional pain syndrome: history, myth, and evidence." Clin J Pain 26, no. 3 (March 2010): 258-263. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Edwards, CL, Green, M, Wellington, CC, Muhammad, M, Wood, M, Feliu, M, Edwards, L, Hill, L, Sollers, JJ, Barksdale, C, Robinson, EL, McDougald, CS, Abrams, M, Whitfield, KE, Byrd, G, Hubbard, B, Cola, M, DeCastro, L, and McNeil, J. "Depression, suicidal ideation, and attempts in black patients with sickle cell disease." Journal of the National Medical Association 101, no. 11 (November 2009): 1090-1095. Full Text
  - Campbell, LC, Andrews, N, Scipio, C, Flores, B, Feliu, MH, and Keefe, FJ. "Pain coping in Latino populations." J Pain 10, no. 10 (October 2009): 1012-1019. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - McDougald, CS, Edwards, CL, Wood, M, Wellington, C, Feliu, M, O'Garo, K, Edwards, L, Robinson, E, Whitfield, KE, Eaton, S, Morgan, K, Byrd, G, Sollers, JJ, Cola, M, and O'Connell, CF. "Coping as predictor of psychiatric functioning and pain in patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)." Journal of African American Studies 13, no. 1 (March 1, 2009): 47-62. Full Text
  - O'Connell-Edwards, CF, Edwards, CL, Pearce, M, Wachholtz, AB, Wood, M, Muhammad, M, Leach-Beale, B, Shelby, R, McDougald, CS, Harrison, MO, Feliu, M, Edwards, LY, Whitfield, KE, Merritt, M, Wellington, C, Byrd, G, McNeil, JC, Edmonds, H, and Robinson, E. "Religious coping and pain associated with sickle cell disease: Exploration of a non-linear model." Journal of African American Studies 13, no. 1 (March 1, 2009): 1-13. Full Text
  - Feliu, M, Edwards, CL, Sudhakar, S, McDougald, C, Raynor, R, Johnson, S, Byrd, G, Whitfield, K, Jonassaint, C, Romero, H, Edwards, L, Wellington, C, Hill, LK, Sollers, J, and Logue, PE. "Neuropsychological effects and attitudes in patients following electroconvulsive therapy." Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 4, no. 3 (June 2008): 613-617. Link to Item
  - Edwards, CL, Bennett, GG, Wolin, KY, Johnson, S, Fowler, S, Whitfield, KE, Askew, S, MacKinnon, D, McDougald, C, Hubbard, R, Wellington, C, Feliu, M, and Robinson, E. "Misestimation of peer tobacco use: understanding disparities in tobacco use." Journal of the National Medical Association 100, no. 3 (March 2008): 299-302. Full Text
  - Edwards, CL, Raynor, RD, Feliu, M, McDougald, C, Johnson, S, Schmechel, D, Wood, M, Bennett, GG, Saurona, P, Bonner, M, Wellington, C, DeCastro, LM, Whitworth, E, Abrams, M, Logue, P, Edwards, L, Martinez, S, and Whitfield, KE. "Neuropsychological assessment, neuroimaging, and neuropsychiatric evaluation in pediatric and adult patients with sickle cell disease (SCD)." Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 3, no. 6 (December 2007): 705-709. Link to Item
  - Pells, J, Edwards, CL, McDougald, CS, Wood, M, Barksdale, C, Jonassaint, J, Leach-Beale, B, Byrd, G, Mathis, M, Harrison, MO, Feliu, M, Edwards, LY, Whitfield, KE, and Rogers, L. "Fear of movement (kinesiophobia), pain, and psychopathology in patients with sickle cell disease." Clin J Pain 23, no. 8 (October 2007): 707-713. Full Text Link to Item
  - Edwards, CL, Primm, A, Johnson, S, Feliu, M, O'Garo, K, Bennett, GG, Robinson, E, McDougald, C, Byrd, G, Harrison, O, Whitfield, K, and Killough, AL. "Reconsideration of the training of psychiatrists and mental health professionals: helping to make soup." J Natl Med Assoc 98, no. 9 (September 2006): 1498-1500. Link to Item
  - Edwards, C, Whitfield, K, Sudhakar, S, Pearce, M, Byrd, G, Wood, M, Feliu, M, Leach-Beale, B, DeCastro, L, Whitworth, E, Abrams, M, Jonassaint, J, Harrison, MO, Mathis, M, Scott, L, Johnson, S, Durant, L, Holmes, A, Presnell, K, Bennett, G, Shelby, R, and Robinson, E. "Parental substance abuse, reports of chronic pain and coping in adult patients with sickle cell disease." J Natl Med Assoc 98, no. 3 (March 2006): 420-428. Link to Item
  - Pells, JJ, Presnell, KE, Edwards, CL, Wood, M, Harrison, MO, DeCastro, L, Johnson, S, Feliu, M, Canada, S, Jonassaint, JC, Barker, C, Leach-Beale, B, Mathis, MJ, Applegate, K, Holmes, A, Byrd, G, and Robinson, E. "Moderate chronic pain, weight and dietary intake in African-American adult patients with sickle cell disease." Journal of the National Medical Association 97, no. 12 (December 2005): 1622-1629.
  - Edwards, CL, Scales, MT, Loughlin, C, Bennett, GG, Harris-Peterson, S, De Castro, LM, Whitworth, E, Abrams, M, Feliu, M, Johnson, S, Wood, M, Harrison, O, and Killough, A. "A brief review of the pathophysiology, associated pain, and psychosocial issues in sickle cell disease." International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 12, no. 3 (January 2005): 171-179. (Review) Full Text

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles