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AMA Releases Recommendations for Opioid Use Disorder, Pain During COVID-19

The AMA called for alterations for insurers, including terminating cost-sharing and prior authorization for chronic pain and OUD medications and removing restrictions on Medicaid preferred drug lists.

Results of HOPE-BD Study Emphasize Importance of Early Intervention in Bipolar Disorder

The study emphasized the need to treat depression and other comorbidities, including anxiety and substance use disorders.

RECOVER Study Reports Positive Outcomes, High Opioid Abstinence

The results provide insights into the underlying causes of relapse and can be used to gain further understanding of the long-term effect of pharmacotherapy for sustained opioid use disorder recovery.

Hepatitis B Exposure Risk, Prevalence in the US Adult Homeless Population

Hepatitis B virus prevalence was 7 to 10 times higher in a homeless population of Los Angeles compared to the general population of the United States.

Mental Health History May Be Associated With Increased Chronic Opioid Therapy Risk in RA

Researchers examined the association between mental health conditions and the risk for chronic opioid therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Pregnant Women With Depression More Likely to Use Cannabis

Women with depression are more than three times more likely to use cannabis during pregnancy compared with women without depression.

The Role of Alcohol Consumption in Workplace Disability for Patients With Huntington Disease

In patients with Huntington disease, higher levels of functional impairment and current alcohol consumption were significantly correlated with missing work in multivariate logistic regression analyses.

Low Socioeconomic Status Precipitates Psychiatric Disorders in Later Life

While socioeconomic status is a known predictor of mental and physical health, the study provided new insights into precise risk relationships and potential cascading trajectories.

Gabapentin Seems Efficacious for Alcohol Use Disorder

Gabapentin appears to be efficacious for the treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD), especially among those with high alcohol withdrawal.

Childhood ADHD Linked to Psychiatric and Somatic Disorders, Large Financial Costs

Healthcare utilization and expenditures on psychiatric and somatic disorders at 18 years were significantly higher in patients with a childhood diagnosis of ADHD for most outcomes.