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Introduction
Suicide rates are elevated after cancer diagnosis. Existential distress caused by awareness of one’s impending death is well‐described in patients with cancer. The authors hypothesized that suicide risk is associated with cancer prognosis, and the impact of prognosis on suicide risk is greatest for populations with higher baseline suicide risk.
Methods
The authors identified patients...
Objective
The Mental and Substance Use Disorders Prevalence Study (MDPS) builds upon previous epidemiologic studies to provide estimates of prevalence and treatment rates of mental and substance use disorders among adults aged 18–65 in the U.S. The study background and methods are described.
Method
The MDPS employed novel techniques such as the inclusion of household, prison, homeless and state...
Background and Aims
Benzodiazepines (BZDs) carry a risk for drug overdose and are prescribed alone or simultaneously with selective‐serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for the treatment of anxiety and depression in young adults. We aimed to measure risks of drug overdose following BZD treatment initiation, and simultaneous BZD and SSRI initiation, compared with SSRI treatment alone in young adults...