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Individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder face higher financial distress and subsequent suicide risk

Financial Distress May Increase Suicide Risk in Those With ADHD

New prescriptions for ADHD medications were not associated with financial outcomes
Half of older gun owners have a plan for transferring gun ownership after death and even fewer have a plan for transferring ownership in the case of impairment

Many Older Gun Owners Fail to Consider Future Ownership Transfer

Including firearm issues in medical, financial, legal advance planning may be useful, authors say
Prescription pain medication abuse decreased significantly from 2007 to 2018

ASA: Sustained Decrease Seen in Prescription Opioid Abuse in U.S.

Significant declines seen from 2002 to 2013 and 2014 and from 2015 to 2016, 2017, 2018
Developmental and behavioral functioning often associated with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder

Autism Triggers Nonverbal Manifestation of GI Symptoms in Children

Somatic complaints, behavioral issues in children with ASD may actually be an expression of GI symptoms
Opioids prescribed by dentists may pose a threat for interactions with medications for depression or anxiety in older adults

Dentists’ Rx for Opioids Pose Danger for Drug Interactions

In older adults, interactions with meds for depression, anxiety increase risk for ED visits, hospitalizations
Spouses of patients admitted to the intensive care unit have an increased risk for cardiovascular events in the one to four weeks after admission

Cardiovascular Event Risk Up for Spouses of Patients in ICU

Increased odds found for visits for cardiovascular diseases one to four weeks after spouse's ICU admission
For nonelderly patients with depression

Mortality Risk Up With Newer Antipsychotic Use for Depression

Risk up for nonelderly adults with augmentation with newer antipsychotic versus second antidepressant
Caregiving characteristics are associated with hospitalization risk among older adults with disability

Caregiver Characteristics Tied to Hospitalization Risk for Disabled Older Adults

Increased hospitalization risk tied to having a primary caregiver who helped with health care tasks
A machine learning-based risk calculator may help predict bipolar disorder at age 22 years by using information collected at a visit at age 18 years

Machine Learning Algorithm May Help Predict Bipolar Disorder

Algorithm applied at a patient visit at age 18 years identifies those at risk for bipolar disorder at age 22
The rates of alcohol-induced deaths increased from 2006 to 2018 for adults aged ≥25 years

Rates of Alcohol-Induced Deaths Increased From 2006 to 2018

Rate of increase for men and women greater in rural versus urban areas from 2000 to 2018