Teresa (Tess) Walker, Rakshitha Mohankumar, Shane Kraus, Brenna Renn (all Psychology) recently published a manuscript "Mental and physical health characteristics of older and younger adults receiving medication for opioid use disorder" in Frontiers in Public Health. Secondary analysis of this multisite survey data found older participants reported higher pain severity and interference, less physical activity, and worse self-rated health than those in the younger age group, suggesting that opioid use treatment should include not only pain management but also assessment and treatment of depression and anxiety and optimization of other health behaviors (e.g., physical activity) across age groups. Walker and Mohankumar are clinical psychology PhD students in Renn's TREATment Lab.
