Co-Occurring Opioid Use and Depressive Disorders: Patient Characteristics and Co-Occurring Health Conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Among persons with opioid use disorder (OUD), co-occurring depression is linked to a greater risk of opioid misuse, overdose and suicide. Less is known about characteristics and other comorbid health conditions of persons with co-occurring opioid use and depressive disorders.

Methods

This study used electronic health record (EHR) encounters from the Geisinger Health System prior to the fall of 2019. Adult patients were recruited from a medication-based treatment clinic and had an OUD diagnosis (N = 692). Co-occurring depression was defined by a depression diagnosis in the EHR. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to assess differences in characteristics, behavioral health and medical diagnoses, as well as opioid overdose and suicide attempt or ide

SUBMITTER: Tormohlen KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10294295 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature