Beyond the long work hours there is also stigma around mental health issues—even among health care professionals—and that can be a barrier to residents and other health care workers seeking care.
Dissociative identity disorder is a rare psychiatric condition usually triggered by childhood trauma, including sexual or physical abuse, or war. It affects about 1% of the population.
A Columbia study aims find out which treatments work best to alleviate major depressive disorder and improve quality of life for individuals with breast cancer.
It may be the action of an individual, but suicide is “a social disorder for the most part,” says David Fink, PhD, MPH, a social epidemiologist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute.
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Dr. Anne Marie Albano said it’s understandable that parents want to protect their children but, "if we keep rescuing them and fixing things for them, their anxiety perpetuates and grows.
“There is inherent value in addressing social ills,” said Dr. Paul Appelbaum. “But the concept of community mental health became diluted to the point that it neglected psychiatric treatment.”
After you drink, “your sleep quality is not as good, even though the number of hours you’re spending unconscious may be the same,” said Dr. Carl Erik Fisher, an addiction psychiatrist at Columbia.
