Association between clinically recognized suicidality and subsequent initiation or continuation of medications for opioid use disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Among individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), medications for OUD (MOUD) may lower suicide risk. Therefore, it is important that individuals with OUD and suicidality receive MOUD. This study examined associations between clinically recognized suicidality and subsequent initiation or continuation of MOUD among patients with OUD in the national Veterans Health Administration (VA).

Methods

Electronic health record data were extracted for outpatients with OUD who received VA care 10/1/2016-7/31/2017. Suicidality was measured using diagnostic codes for suicidal ideation/attempt and patient record flags. Analyses were conducted separately among patients without prior-year MOUD receipt to examine MOUD initiation, and with prior-year MOUD receipt to examine MOUD conti

SUBMITTER: Frost MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9546132 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature