Natasha Kulviwat, a rising high school senior, discovered a protein that may serve as predictor for suicide and could potentially lead to new strategies for intervention and prevention.
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.
Dr. Kimberly Mangla’s research has shown that suicide is an underrecognized risk among new mothers, driven most often by depression, substance use disorders, or intimate partner violence.
The study suggests that some of the ways schools cope with student suicides might prove useful in the aftermath of a school shooting, Dr. Mark Olfson said.
Understanding differences in the brains of kids with familial risks may help identify those with highest odds for developing depression and could lead to improved treatment, said Dr. David Pagliaccio.
A new study, led by researchers in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University, has revealed structural differences in the brains of those whose parents have depression.
“If you think about it with the seasons, it’s about four months in the year that people can get depressed. That’s a third of the year that people are suffering,” Dr. Diana Samuel said.
"When people make efforts to care for themselves and adhere to a belief system they feel is good for them, their mental health is going to improve," said Dr. Drew Ramsey.
Dr. Blake Zakarin discusses the relationship between sleep, mental health, and suicide in adolescents and steps we can all take to improve the quality of our sleep.