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

Authors :: Henry BF
Mandavia AD
Paschen-Wolff MM
Hunt T
Humensky JL
Wu E
Pincus HA
Nunes EV
Levin FR
El-Bassel N
Source :: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy [Psychol Trauma] 2020 Aug; Vol. 12 (S1), pp. S111-S112. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 18.
Publication Year :: 2020
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).

Subjects :: Adult
COVID-19
Humans
Opiate Substitution Treatment
United States
United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Coronavirus Infections psychology
Drug Overdose psychology
Opioid Epidemic
Opioid-Related Disorders drug therapy
Opioid-Related Disorders psychology
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral psychology
Social Isolation

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