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Behavioral Pain Management Intervention May Be Tied To Improved Pain-Related Outcomes Among Individuals With Substance Use Disorders And Chronic Pain, Research Suggests

Healio (7/31, Gramigna) reported, “A behavioral pain management intervention was associated with improved pain-related outcomes among individuals with substance use disorders and chronic pain,” investigators concluded in a study that randomized “to treatment 264 men, with 133 to ImPAT [Improving Pain During Addiction Treatment] and 131 to SPC [supportive psychoeducational control], and 246 women, with 122 to ImPAT and 124 to SPC, with the goal of recruiting approximately equal numbers of men and women to examine results by sex.” The findings were published online July 29 in JAMA Psychiatry.

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— “Behavioral pain management effective for substance use disorders, chronic pain, “Joe Gramigna, Healio, July 31, 2020

APA President Pays Tribute To John Lewis

Psychiatric News (7/30) reports APA President Jeffrey Geller, MD, MPH, said in a statement, “We are mourning the loss of a leader who meant so much to the Black community and to all Americans who strive for equity and justice. For more than a half century, Rep. John Lewis showed what walking the walk truly means in promoting civil rights, even putting his own life at risk in service of the cause. His lesson to us is to continue that work through speaking up, taking tangible actions, exhibiting humility, and practicing perseverance.”

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— “APA Mourns Loss of Rep. John Lewis, Praises Trailblazing Legacy, Psychiatric News, July 30, 2020

Researchers Say Poor Health In Teens And 20s Tied To Dementia In Later Life

CNN (7/30, LaMotte) reports researchers found in three studies that “a lack of access to high-quality education at an early age; being overweight during early adulthood; or having high blood pressure, diabetes and two or more heart health risk factors in the teen years, 20s and midlife were significantly connected to cognitive issues and dementia in later life.” The findings were presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2020.

MedPage Today (7/30, George) reports the research suggests that “about 40% of dementia cases may be prevented or delayed by modifying 12 risk factors.”

Newsweek (7/30, Gander) and HealthDay (7/30, Mozes) also cover the research.

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— “Poor health in teens and 20s raises risk of dementia later, studies say, “Sandee LaMotte, CNN, July 30, 2020

Researchers Say There Has Been A Large Increase In Depression, Anxiety, Psychosis, And Suicidality Since The Coronavirus Pandemic Started

Medscape (7/30, Yasgur, Subscription Publication) reports researchers found “since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a dramatic increase in depression, anxiety, psychosis, and suicidality.” Medscape adds, “The new data, released by Mental Health America, came from individuals who completed a voluntary online mental health screen.”

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Interest In Mobile Mental Health Crisis Teams Reportedly Surging

STAT (7/29, Isselbacher) reports, “In the wake of nationwide demonstrations against police brutality, there has been a surge in interest in making sure mental health” professionals, “not law enforcement, are the ones to respond to a psychiatric crisis.” Across the US, “dozens of cities…have what are known as mobile crisis units, which deploy trained professionals to respond to people experiencing a mental health crisis with compassion and clinical expertise.” Now, such “mobile crisis teams have been flooded with calls from other communities hoping to replicate their models.”

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— “As mobile mental health teams work to de-escalate crises, some warn their models still rely on police partnerships, “Juliet Isselbacher, STAT, July 29, 2020

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