Healio (12/1, Gramigna) reports, “Men whose job expectations were unmet due to labor market declines were at increased risk for death from suicide or drug poisoning vs. men with different job expectations,” researchers concluded after analyzing “data of 11,680 men who were interviewed as part of the High School and Beyond study.” The findings were published online Dec. 1 in JAMA Network Open.

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— “Unmet job expectations due to labor market changes linked to suicide risk among men “Joe Gramigna, Healio, December 1, 2020

The Washington Post (11/27, Chiu) reports “research…suggests that adverse financial events associated with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias…can start happening years before people are clinically diagnosed.”

MedPage Today (11/30, George) reports that investigators “linked consumer credit report outcomes from 1999 to 2018 to claims data for 81,364 Medicare beneficiaries living in single-person households.” The study revealed that “as early as six years before they were diagnosed with dementia, people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias were more likely to miss credit account payments than their peers without dementia.” In addition, they “were more likely to develop subprime credit scores 2.5 years before their dementia diagnosis,” researchers concluded. The findings were published online in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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Healio (11/30, Miller) reports, “Approximately one in five children and parents reported being bullied due to the child’s food allergy,” investigators concluded in a study that “analyzed survey data from 252 parents whose children participated in the FORWARD study.” The findings were presented at the virtual American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

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— “Nearly 20% of food-allergic kids, their parents experience bullying “Janel Miller, Healio, November 30, 2020

Psychiatric News (11/30) reports, “A sequential approach to depression management that starts with medication and then transitions to psychotherapy can reduce the risk of relapse or recurrence,” investigators concluded in a meta-analysis that “compiled data from 17 studies (2,283 participants) that assessed the effects of sequential treatment on reducing depression relapse (a return of symptoms after a patient achieves remission) or recurrence (a return of symptoms after a patient achieves full recovery) in adults aged 18 to 65.” The findings were published online Nov. 25 in JAMA Psychiatry.

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— “Medication Followed by Psychotherapy May Reduce Risk of Depression Relapse/Recurrence, Psychiatric News, November 30, 2020

Modern Healthcare (11/28, Johnson, Subscription Publication) reported that in Baltimore, MD, “more than a dozen hospitals and health systems are collaborating to form the Greater Baltimore Regional Integrated Crisis System.” This “five-year, $45 million project is preparing to launch a 24-hour crisis line within three years as an alternative to calling 911 during a mental health or substance use disorder emergency.”

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— “Modern Healthcare, (Requires Subscription), November 28, 2020