Psychiatric News (10/31) reports, “Naltrexone may significantly reduce binge drinking among sexual and gender minority men (men who have sex with men) with mild or moderate alcohol use disorder,” investigators concluded in a 12-week study that “involved 120 sexual and gender minority men (one transgender male and 119 cisgender males) who reported at least one binge-drinking episode (five or more drinks on a single occasion) per week in the past three months, but who did not meet DSM-IV criteria for alcohol dependence.” The findings were published online Oct. 26 in the American Journal of Psychiatry, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.

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— “Naltrexone May Reduce Binge Drinking in Sexual and Gender Minority Men, Psychiatric News, October 31, 2022

MedPage Today (10/31, DePeau-Wilson) reports, “Children and adolescents who experience migraines are more likely to have anxiety and depression compared with those who don’t have migraines,” researchers concluded in a 51-study systematic review and meta-analysis, the findings of which were published online Oct. 31 in JAMA Pediatrics.

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Healio (10/31, Rhoades) reports, “Working more than 90 hours per week was associated with higher levels of depression in first-year physicians,” investigators concluded after analyzing “data on 17,082 physicians who, from 2009 to 2020, were recruited into the Intern Health Study, a sampling of physicians in their first postgraduate year.” The findings were published online in a research letter in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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— “Longer work weeks increase depression risk in first-year physicians “Shenaz Bagha, Healio, October 31, 2022

Healio (10/31) reports, “Seventeen percent of Americans reported a decline in trust between employer and employee, with those respondents posting a mental health score well below the national average,” according to findings from the LifeWorks monthly Mental Health Index for September. That “online survey was taken by 5,000 respondents in the U.S. who had been employed for the last six months.” In addition, the index “found that the mental health of U.S. workers remained significantly strained, and workplace culture had the largest impact.” The findings were disclosed in an Oct. 25 press release.

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— “US workers’ mental health strained, employer relations cited as significant factor “Shenaz Bagha, Healio, October 31, 2022

Healio (10/28, Herpen) reported, “The likelihood of retention over six, 12 and 24 months was significantly higher for patients engaged in care for opioid use disorder [OUD], compared with those who were not,” researchers concluded after analyzing “data from electronic health records of a multisite buprenorphine clinic network across eight states from January 2011 through April 2019, to include 19,487 individuals.” The findings were published online Oct. 26 in the American Journal of Psychiatry, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.

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— “Patients engaged in care for OUD more likely to continue care up to 24 months “Robert Herpen, Healio, October 28, 2022