Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Biden Plan Will Tackle Mental Health Crisis in America
President’s plan includes a special focus on school-age youth
Neuroimaging Measures Linked to Stages of Memory Impairment
Presence of Alzheimer disease pathology related to Stages of Objective Memory Impairment in cognitively unimpaired older adults
Sackler Family and Purdue Pharma Reach Deal With U.S. States Over Opioid Crisis
Sacklers will pay as much as $6 billion to assist communities harmed by the opioid crisis
Suicide Mortality Decreased From 2018 to 2020 After Rising Since 2000
Suicide rates declined for females in all age groups older than 25 years, decreased for males aged 45 to 64, 65 to 74 years
Overdose Deaths From Non-BZD Hypnotics/Sedatives Up in the U.S.
Proportion of overdose deaths involving these drugs increased more than threefold between 2000 and 2018
Gender-Affirming Care May Aid Mental Health in Trans Youth
Odds for depression, suicidality lower among transgender and nonbinary adolescents after one year of receiving gender-affirming care
Johnson & Johnson Finalizes $26 Billion Opioid Settlement
Money will be used in efforts to reverse the damage of the opioid crisis
Spinal Cord Injury Tied to Higher Risk for Psychological Morbidity
Survivors face increased risk for developing psychological conditions such as depression and anxiety after injury
Many U.S. Adults Receive Opioids and Dual Anxiolytic/Sedative
Among U.S. adult prescription opioid users, 9.2 percent also prescribed dual anxiolytic/sedative therapy
