Trends in Youth Mental Health Among Patients in Family Medicine Practices: 2017–2023, in Pediatrics (with a video abstract!)
key takeaway: "Average monthly visit rates with anxiety diagnoses increased significantly between the pre- and postpandemic periods, especially among 12 to 17-year-old females (71% increase) and males (62% increase). Rates of mood disorder and ADHD diagnoses also increased among older females and remained significantly higher (35% and 8.5%) one year after the pandemic. Despite short-term increases, monthly rates began decreasing significantly in the postpandemic period."
State Gun Laws and Firearm Suicide Rates, in JAMA Network Open
key takeaway: "Handgun permit requirements, waiting periods, and requiring a license for concealed carry were significantly associated with a reduction in firearm suicide rates."
Geography And Fentanyl: Explaining The Disproportionate Rise In Opioid Overdose Deaths Among Black Americans, in Health Affairs
key takeaway: "Between 2010 and 2020, roughly 40 percent of the additional growth in Black opioid-related overdoses versus White overdoses was attributable to differential geographic exposure to the fentanyl crisis. Overdoses involving opioids but not cocaine are largely attributed to geography, whereas overdoses involving both opioids and cocaine show a smaller geographic component."