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Only 16.6 Percent Of Commercially Insured Patients Receive Follow-Up Care Following Release From ED For Nonfatal Opioid Overdose, Research Suggests

Healio (5/27, Michael) reports, “Just 16.6% of commercially insured patients receive follow-up care after being released from the” emergency department (ED) “for a nonfatal opioid overdose,” investigators concluded after examining “insurance claims data from a large commercial insurer in the United States from October 2011 through September 2016 to assess follow-up treatment 90 days after an ED visit for an opioid overdose.” The findings of the 6,451-patient study were published online in JAMA Network Open.

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— “Few patients receive follow-up after opioid overdose, “Erin Michael, Healio, May 27, 2020

Addiction Experts Say People Who Are Drinking More Now May Develop Problems That Persist After The Pandemic Ends

The New York Times (5/26, Cramer) reports addiction experts say that people who are drinking more during the pandemic may develop drinking problems that they did not have before. The New York Times adds that “alcohol sales have spiked” and “addiction experts say they are worried” that habits developed during the pandemic “could also trigger more serious drinking problems and even create new ones for people who have never struggled with alcohol dependency before.” For example, Dr. Sarah Wakeman, an addiction medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, said, “I expect we’re going to see pretty significant increases in what I call unhealthy alcohol use, which means drinking above recommended limits.”

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— “Could All Those ‘Quarantinis’ Lead to Drinking Problems?, “Maria Cramer, The New York Times, May 26, 2020

Bullying Appears To Be Common Among LGBTQ Youth Who Died By Suicide Between 2003 And 2017, Research Suggests

CNN (5/26, Azad) reports, “A new study looking at hundreds of LGBTQ youth who died by suicide finds that many were bullied before their death.”

MedPage Today (5/26, Hlavinka) reports, “Bullying was common among LGBTQ youth who died by suicide between 2003 and 2017, especially among younger children,” investigators found. In fact, “among 9,884 children ages 10-19 who died by suicide, a far greater proportion of LGBTQ youth were bullied compared with their heterosexual peers (20.7% vs 4.4%), and LGBTQ decedents had nearly five times the odds of experiencing bullying after adjusting for depression, mental health problems, and family or relationship problems.” The findings were published online in a research letter in JAMA Pediatrics. HealthDay(5/26, Mozes) also covers the study.

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— “Many LGTBQ youth who die by suicide are bullied before their death, study finds, “Arman Azad, CNN, May 26, 2020

Case Report Suggests Coronavirus Infection May Increase Risk Of Clozapine Toxicity In Patients With Schizophrenia Who Are Taking The Drug

Psychiatric News (5/26) highlights a case report published in Schizophrenia Bulletin, which “suggests that patients who are taking clozapine may be at risk of clozapine toxicity if they become infected with” coronavirus. Psychiatric News adds, “Clozapine is considered the best option for patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, but patients taking the medication are at heightened risk of a rare but serious condition known as neutropenia, which can increase risk of severe infections.”

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— “Potential Risk of Clozapine Toxicity May Occur in Patients With COVID-19Psychiatric News, May 26, 2020

A Third Of Americans Show Signs Of Clinical Anxiety Or Depression, Census Data Indicate

The Washington Post (5/26, Fowers, Wan) reports, “A third of Americans are showing signs of clinical anxiety or depression, Census Bureau data shows, the most definitive and alarming sign yet of the psychological toll exacted by the coronavirus pandemic.” Maria A. Oquendo, a psychiatry professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a former president of the APA, said, “It’s understandable given what’s happening. It would be strange if you didn’t feel anxious and depressed. This virus is not like a hurricane or earthquake or even terrorist attack. It’s not something you can see or touch, and yet the fear of it is everywhere.”

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— “A third of Americans now show signs of clinical anxiety or depression, Census Bureau finds amid coronavirus pandemic, ” Alyssa Fowers and
William Wan, The Washington Post, May 26, 2020

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