2015 to 2019 saw increase in all-cause mortality rates, mortality for drug/alcohol poisoning
Two-year trajectory of depression symptoms significantly linked to cancer survival; association for anxiety not significant
COVID-19 standardized mortality rates were elevated across nine psychiatric conditions including learning disabilities, eating disorders
Risk for loss was 1.1 to 4.5 times higher among children of racial/ethnic minorities compared with non-Hispanic Whites
Fatal opioid overdoses four times more likely in the two days after hospital discharge
People with multiple sclerosis, with or without depression, have increased risks for incident vascular disease, all-cause mortality
Benzodiazepine deaths increased from April-June 2019 to April-June 2020, with larger increase for illicit benzodiazepine deaths
Findings show even higher risk among those with severe mental disorders, like schizophrenia and bipolar disorders
Men ages 15 to 64 years of age were particularly hard-hit by excess deaths, while children were spared
1,134,000 children experienced death of a primary caregiver globally from March 1, 2020, to April 30, 2021