Bidirectional Risk Seen for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Depression
Increased risk also seen among unaffected siblings of patients with either depression or IBD
ASCO: Parental Cancer Tied to Risk for Unmet Social Needs in Children
Unmet social needs include family-level food insecurity, financial worry about housing costs and other monthly bills, and transportation challenges
Pediatric Suspected Suicides by Poisoning Up, Including Among Younger Ages
Easy access to over-the-counter medications may play a role in their use for suspected suicides
2016 to 2019 Saw Drop in Patients Receiving Opioids, Benzodiazepines
Relative change from 2016 to 2019 varied from −52.0 percent in Mississippi to −6.9 percent in New Hampshire
Short-Term Improvement in Chronic Pain for Oral Cannabinoids
Moderate improvement in pain severity and response for products with high THC-to-CBD ratios, but side effects are seen
Cognitive Therapy, Relaxation Training Both Beneficial for Migraine
Both treatments increase patient self-efficacy; improvements from baseline to 12-month follow-up for both treatments in all primary outcomes
Suicidal Ideation, Attempts Up in Transgender, Sexual-Minority Teens
Transgender teens have seven times higher risk for suicide attempt compared with cisgender, heterosexual adolescents
Mental Health Impact of Pandemic-Linked School Closures Explored
Mental health hospitalizations for suicide attempt or self-injury increased 41.7 percent by fall 2020, with a 49 percent increase seen among girls
Disparities in Filled Buprenorphine Rx Worse During Pandemic
At pandemic outset, significant decreases in buprenorphine prescription fills seen for Black, Hispanic patients, but not White patients