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Addressing a Workforce Shortage: How Early Medical Education Can Shape Future Mental Health Care

Columbia's psychiatric medicine curricululum has a dual mission to help grow the psychiatry workforce and increase literacy across all specialties.

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Education
The Rise of Ozempic for Weight Loss Sparks Ethical Concerns

Robert Klitzman, MD, professor of psychiatry, addresses the ethical and health concerns that must be considered in tackling the obesity epidemic and broader public health challenges.

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Mental Health
Simple Smell and Memory Tests Could Predict Alzheimer’s as Effectively as Costly Brain Imaging

A Columbia study shows a simple smell test and memory exam can predict cognitive decline as accurately as costly brain imaging, offering a more affordable and accessible way to assess dementia.

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Aging & Memory
Bridging the Language Gap: Cultivating Spanish-Speaking Mental Health Practitioners

Language barriers often prevent Spanish-speaking individuals from receiving necessary mental health care.

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Community

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‘Drug Use for Grown-Ups’ Review: A Dose of Dissent

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Wall Street Journal

January 13, 2021

Dr. Sally Satel reviews Dr. Carl Hart's "“Drug Use for Grown-Ups," in which he asserts “recreational drugs can be used safely to enhance many vital human activities.”

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Mental Health
Vaccines at the Dinner Table

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Psychiatric Times

January 12, 2021

"The beliefs that underlie vaccine hesitancy may seem counter-intuitive, but they are prevalent and constitute a danger to that individual’s health and to that of others," writes Dr. D. P. Devanand.

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COVID-19
A Pandemic School Year

January 7, 2021

Dr. Anne Marie Albano, who specializes in treating children, adolescents, and young adults, has seen an increase in the number of college-age students seeking therapy since the spring.

Topic

Anxiety
Easy Does It in a Tough New Year

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Psychology Today

January 6, 2021

"Perhaps the most worthy goal of all this year is to practice more self-compassion, to be gentle with ourselves," writes Dr. Deborah Glasofer.

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Mental Health
Impact of COVID-19 Crisis on LGBTQ Youth

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Psychiatric Times

January 6, 2021

Due to the pandemic LGBTQ youth may be quarantining with rejecting family-members and losing contact with supportive social networks.

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COVID-19
Lessons Learned From My Toddler During a Pandemic

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Psychology Today

December 30, 2020

"There may be wisdom in unlearning the decidedly adult tendency toward shame, guilt, and discontent, in favor of our earlier nature," writes Dr. Nitasha Shetty.

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COVID-19
Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Weighing the Benefits and Risks in Psychiatric Patients

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Medscape

December 18, 2020

Diana Martinez discusses the interaction between cannabis and psychiatric disorders.

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Treatment
Systemic Racism in Psychiatry Is Real

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Medscape

December 17, 2020

Dr. Roberto Lewis-Fernández discusses how systemic racism impacts mental health and mental health care.

Topic

Inequality
Radical Acceptance

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Psychiatric Times

December 17, 2020

Rejecting reality does not change it. Dr. Jeffrey Cohen explains how radical acceptance can help in the era of COVID-19.

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Mental Health
The Past, Present, and Future of the DSM

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Medscape

December 15, 2020

"It's easy to criticize the DSM, but at this point, it represents a system that is as good as we can have, given our current state of knowledge." says Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.

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Mental Health

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