Investigating the association of opioid prescription with the incidence of psychiatric disorders: nationwide cohort study in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relationship between opioid use and the incidence of psychiatric disorders remains unidentified.

Aims

This study examined the association between the incidence of psychiatric disorders and opioid use.

Method

Data for this population-based cohort study were obtained from the National Health Insurance Service of South Korea. The study included all adult patients who received opioids in 2016. The control group comprised individuals who did not receive opioids in 2016, and were selected using a 1:1 stratified random sampling procedure. Patients with a history of psychiatric disorders diagnosed in 2016 were excluded. The primary end-point was the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders, evaluated from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2021. Psychiatric disorders incl

SUBMITTER: Oh TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11363087 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature