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
Increased in-hospital mortality for COVID-19 patients with schizophrenia versus those without severe mental illness
Having both conditions poses greater risk than either condition alone
Weekly median overdose deaths increased by 50 percent after stay-at-home order