COVID-19 articles focus on risks for mental health and substance use disorders
October 16, 2020
Two recently published articles use large health datasets to examine the intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic and mental and substance use disorders.
Wang Q, Xu R, Volkow ND (2020). Increased risk of COVID-19 infection and mortality in people with mental disorders: analysis from electronic health records in the United States. World Psychiatry (Impact factor: 40.59).First published: 07 October 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.2080
Wang Q, Kaelber D, Xu R, Volkow ND (2020). COVID-19 Risk and Outcomes in patients with substance use disorders: Analyses from electronic health records in the United States. Molecular Psychiatry (2020) DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-020-00880-7.