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Opioids Now More Deadly for Americans Than Traffic Accidents

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Preventable injuries are the third leading cause of death in the United States
There is a high prevalence of parental unawareness and adolescent denial of suicidal thoughts

Lack of Parent-Teen Agreement About Teen Suicidal Thoughts

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Half of parents unaware of teens' thoughts of suicide; 48 percent of teens denied these thoughts
Women with inflammatory bowel disease have an increased risk for new-onset psychiatric diagnosis in the postpartum period

Postpartum New-Onset Mental Illness Risk Up With IBD

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Increased risk for new-onset, postpartum mental illness observed in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Couples interventions have beneficial effects for partners of individuals with type 2 diabetes

Couples Intervention May Aid Partners of Diabetes Patients

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Benefits include less disease-related distress, higher marital satisfaction
Among individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder

Terrorist Attack Victims With PTSD Have Higher Cancer Risk

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Women with PTSD have higher risk for cancer than men, are more protected from circulatory issues
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration national helpline (800-662-HELP) seems to be underappreciated in the media and by the general population

800-662-HELP Underappreciated in Media, General Population

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Searches for SAMHSA hotline did not increase after singer Demi Lovato's heroin-related overdose
Three classes of drugs hold potential as repurposed agents to treat patients with serious mental illness

Drug Repurposing May Provide More Psychiatric Tx Options

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Three drug classes tied to lower rates of self-harm and psychiatric stays with serious mental illness
From 1999 to 2017

Drug Overdose Death Rate Increasing Among Middle-Aged Women

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1999 to 2017 saw increases in deaths involving antidepressants, cocaine, heroin, synthetic opioids
The difference in health spending between the United States and other countries is still explained by health care prices

Prices Still Explain High U.S. Health Care Spending

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Health care prices explain difference in spending between United States and other countries
The phenomenon of private equity acquisition of physician practices is discussed in an Ideas and Opinions piece published online Jan. 8 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Private Equity Acquisition of Physician Practices Discussed

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Critics warn private equity firms might focus on increased profitability at expense of patient care