Open AccessCOVID-19, mental health, and opioid use disorder: Old and new public health crises intertwine.
Author(s) -
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 ElBassel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psychological trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.059
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1942-9681
pISSN - 1942-969X
DOI - 10.1037/tra0000660
Subject(s) - psycinfo , mental health , covid-19 , context (archaeology) , pandemic , public health , opioid use disorder , psychiatry , opioid overdose , medicine , opioid , psychology , medline , disease , political science , nursing , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , geography , (+) naloxone , receptor , archaeology , pathology , law , outbreak
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).