1981 Press Photo Doctor Richard Morse of Mercy Center talks with his patients

Dr. Richard H. Morse: training patients to live with pain. - The patients are absolutely in charge of their emotional lives, their use of drugs and medication. And they're in charge of their activity and exercise. The most that a doctor can do is train the patient to live with pain." That, in a nutshell, is how Dr. Richard H. Morse, director of the Mercy Center for Chronic Pain and Disability and Rehabilitation, describes the plan he brought to New Orleans 4 1/2 years ago.

Photo is dated 1981.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.