In response to the opioid crisis, there has been a significant push to improve prevent and treatment of opioid abuse. Access to methadone is one factor that has been identified as an important way to address the opioid crisis. A new study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, has provided information on how such access may be enhanced. According to the … [Read more...]
New Data on Enhancing Access to Treatment for Opioid Addiction
Acute Kidney Failure in COVID-19 Patients
Acute kidney failure has been observed frequently in patients with COVID-19 and tends to occur to respiratory failure. It is associated with poor prognosis in patients who suffer it. Research has begun to focus on characterizing acute kidney injury that occurs in COVID-19 so that its implications can be better understood and so that it can be … [Read more...]
Measures to Identify Moral Injury Endured by Healthcare Workers
The term ‘moral injury’ originated in the military as a way to describe psychological stress caused by events that are interpreted as unjust. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the term is being applied to refer to the emotionally difficult and unique circumstances that healthcare providers are facing, and there is significant concern that … [Read more...]
New Information on How Childhood Sleep Quality Affects Mental Health
There is an abundance of evidence pointing to the importance of sleep for our overall health and well-being. While lack of sleep has been linked to mental health disorders, there are several outstanding questions regarding the specific relationships between sleep and psychiatric diseases. One new study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, has helped … [Read more...]
New Data on the Relationship Between Antidepressants and Type 2 Diabetes
There has been mixed data on whether the use of antidepressants may increase people’s risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Whereas some meta-analyses have pointed to a potential relationship, longitudinal studies have not identified any correlation. To investigate this issue, researchers have now analyzed relevant data from a French cohort … [Read more...]