“It is often not easy for hospital staff who see themselves as helpers of their patients to move into a very different role of complainant in a criminal case,” Dr. Paul Appelbaum said.
“It is a kind of natural experiment,” said Dr. Arthur Williams. “The patients are there, they are taking opioids already, and we can see what happens in a controlled way.”
Dr. Madelyn Gould said that most suicidal people are ambivalent and give warning signs, and that asking if they want to kill themselves will not put the idea in their head.
The Columbia Gender Identity Program provides compassionate, personalized, and expert care to children, adolescents, adults, and families across the gender and sexuality spectrum.
Columbia Psychiatry announces the opening of its Next Generation Brain Therapeutics Program, providing innovative and experimental treatments for mental and substance use disorders.