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People With Schizophrenia Who Take LAIs May Have Lower Risk Of Disease Relapse, Healthcare Use, And Adverse Events Compared With Those Who Take Oral Antipsychotics, Research Suggests
Psychiatric News (7/29) reported, “People with schizophrenia who take long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) have a lower risk of disease relapse, healthcare use, and adverse events such as suicide attempts compared with those who take oral antipsychotics,” researchers concluded after examining “data from the electronic health records of 70,396 adults with schizophrenia who were prescribed at least one LAI and at least one oral antipsychotic between 2004 and 2019,” then comparing “the rates of different health outcomes during periods when patients were taking only LAIs with the periods when patients were taking only oral antipsychotics.” The findings were published online July 28 in JAMA Network Open.
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— “Suicide, Relapse Risk Lower When Schizophrenia Patients Take Long-Acting Injectables, Psychiatric News, July 29, 2022
Nearly 54% Of Young US Adults Now Dealing With At Least One Chronic Health Issue, Data Indicate
HealthDay (7/28) reports, “Obesity, depression, high blood pressure, asthma: These are just a few of the chronic health conditions that are now affecting almost 40 million Americans between the ages 18 and 34,” investigators concluded. Federal data from 2019 “found that more than half of young adults (nearly 54%) now deal with at least one chronic health issue,” with “the most prevalent conditions” being “obesity (25.5%), depression (21.3%), and high blood pressure (10.7%).” The findings were published online in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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— “More Than Half of Young U.S. Adults Have a Chronic Health Condition “Ernie Mundell, HealthDay, July 28, 2022
Experts Predicting Higher Rates Of Overdose Deaths In The US
Healio (7/28, Downey) reports, “Following the 2021 record-setting report of opioid overdose deaths in the United States, experts are predicting higher rates of overdose deaths,” researchers concluded in findings published online July 28 in a research letter in JAMA Network Open. For the study, investigators “used data from CDC’s WONDER database for 3,147 United States counties and county equivalents and categorized them on a six-point urbanicity scale.” The study also revealed that “counties of urbanicity experienced statistically significant annual overdose death rate growth.”
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— “Overdose rate will continue to grow: ‘It’s going to mean mass death’ “Ken Downey Jr., Healio, July 28, 2022
Level Of Support 988 Callers Receive Depends On Their ZIP Code
Kaiser Health News (7/28, Louis) reports, “The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s 988 phone number, which launched July 16, was designed as a universal mental health support tool for callers at any time anywhere,” but “the level of support that 988 callers receive depends on their ZIP code.” For example, “rural Americans, who die by suicide at a far higher rate than residents of urban areas, often have trouble accessing mental health services,” and even though “988 can connect them to a call center close to home, they could end up being directed to far-away resources.”
Related Links:
— “The US Mental Health Hotline Network Is Expanding, but Rural Areas Still Face Care Shortages “Christina Saint Louis, Kaiser Health News, July 28, 2022
Rapid Switch To Virtual Visits Kept Veterans From Dropping Out Of Care For Treatment Of OUD, Study Indicates
HealthDay (7/28) reports, “Researchers examined care given to” veterans “before and after a transition to telehealth visits in early 2020 for treatment of their opioid use disorder,” finding that “the rapid switch to virtual visits for most patients kept people from dropping out of care, and telephone visits [also] played a key role.” The findings were published online July 28 ahead of print in the American Journal of Psychiatry, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.
Related Links:
— “Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids “Sydney Murphy, HealthDay, July 28, 2022
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