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For children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Worsened ADHD Behaviors Reported for Children During COVID-19

Significant predictors of ADHD behaviors included children's, parents' overall mood, children's study time
The prevalence of reported symptoms of psychological distress among U.S. adults was higher in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic than in 2018

Psychological Distress Up Among U.S. Adults During COVID-19 Pandemic

Young adults, low-income adults, and Hispanic adults have highest prevalence of distress
Modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors for suicide have been identified among health care professionals

Risk Factors for Suicide ID’d in Health Care Professionals

Asian or Pacific Islander ancestry, job problems, legal problems, physical health problems increase risk
Depressive symptoms are associated with an increased risk for incident cardiovascular disease and mortality in economically diverse settings

Depressive Symptoms Linked to CVD Risk, Mortality

Associations stronger in urban versus rural communities and in men versus women
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that primary care clinicians ask adults about drug use and connect them to services for treatment and appropriate care. These recommendations form the basis of a final recommendation statement published in the June 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF Urges Primary Care Docs to Ask Adults About Drug Use

Evidence inadequate to assess benefits and harms of screening for unhealthy drug use in teens
Without substantial changes in drinking

High-Risk Drinking Could Further Increase Liver Disease

Interventions to address high-risk drinking needed to cut cirrhosis, mortality
Filling an opioid prescription in the postpartum period is associated with an increased risk for serious opioid-related events

Filling Opioid Rx Postpartum Ups Serious Opioid-Related Events

Serious opioid-related event rate increased with increasing number of postpartum opioid prescriptions
Screening for anxiety is recommended for women and adolescent girls

WPSI Advises Screening for Anxiety in Women, Teen Girls

Diagnostic accuracy moderate to high for screening for anxiety; CBT and antianxiety meds beneficial
Electronic nicotine delivery systems are associated with an increased risk for cigarette smoking relapse

Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Tied to Smoking Relapse

Adults vaping nontobacco flavored versus tobacco flavored e-cigarettes more likely to quit smoking
Risk for newborn respiratory distress increases in a dose-response manner in association with maternal use of prenatal antidepressants

Newborn Respiratory Distress Up With Maternal Antidepressant Use

Moderate, high sustained prenatal antidepressant use associated with increased risk for preterm birth