COVID-19, mental health, and opioid use disorder: Old and new public health crises intertwine.
Brandy F. Henry, Amar Mandavia, Margaret M. Paschen-Wolff, Timothy Hunt, Jennifer Humensky, Elwin Wu, Harold Alan Pincus, Edward V. Nunes, Frances R. Levin, Nabila El‐Bassel
Abstract
The United States is facing both the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and an ongoing epidemic of opioid overdose. Opioid use disorder is associated with other mental health problems, trauma, and social and health disparities. While the United States has acted to improve access to treatment for mental health and opioid use, research will be needed to understand the effectiveness of new policies in the context of COVID-19. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
Topics & Concepts
PsycINFOMental healthContext (archaeology)Public healthPandemicPsychiatryCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Opioid overdoseOpioid use disorderMedicineOpioidPsychologyMEDLINEPolitical scienceDiseaseNursingInfectious disease (medical specialty)Geography(+)-NaloxoneInternal medicineReceptorLawArchaeologyPathologyOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentMental Health Treatment and AccessSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes