Dr. Nathan Ha specializes in providing mental health care to adults and older adolescents and has expertise in helping those affected by differences of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality.
“She was the first person I saw as a patient,” said Sander Markx, MD, who was a medical student in 2000 when he first encountered April. “She is, to this day, the sickest patient I’ve ever seen.”
“Our nervous system is wired to act and help us to remain safe from harm. This often assists us to help meet goals and aspirations but sometimes causes anxiety,” says Anne Marie Albano, PhD.
The concept of losing face or bringing shame to family and community, a fear that’s universal across many Asian cultures, can heavily affect Asian Americans’ decision to get help, said Warren Ng, MD.
Zachary Blumkin, PsyD, addresses some of the pitfalls of social media and offer suggestions for how teens (and their parents) can engage with social media safely.
Casey O’Brien, PsyD, discusses the recently launched Columbia Intensive Adolescent and Family DBT Program, which teaches teens specific, tangible skills toward acceptance and changing behaviors.
“Of all the people I’ve diagnosed with a psychotic disorder,” said Ryan Sultan, MD, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry, “I can’t think of a single one who wasn’t also positive for cannabis.”
