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. 2020 Aug;12(S1):S111-S112.
doi: 10.1037/tra0000660. Epub 2020 Jun 18.

COVID-19, mental health, and opioid use disorder: Old and new public health crises intertwine

Brandy F Henry  1 , Amar D Mandavia  2 , Margaret M Paschen-Wolff  3 , Timothy Hunt  1 , Jennifer L Humensky  3 , Elwin Wu  1 , Harold A Pincus  4 , Edward V Nunes  3 , Frances R Levin  3 , Nabila El-Bassel  1
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COVID-19, mental health, and opioid use disorder: Old and new public health crises intertwine

Brandy F Henry et al. Psychol Trauma. 2020 Aug.

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).

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