Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) have introduced the Community Mental Wellness Worker Training Act to increase the availability of mental health services to the underserved.
In honor of Pride Month, the Columbia Gender & Sexuality Program (CGSP) offers a family-friendly guide to support LGBTQIA+ youth and caregivers and to events taking place across the city.
A study led by Matisyahu Shulman, MD, found that rapid administration of extended-release naltrexone was effective compared with the standard procedure used in the treatment of opioid use disorder.
Sometimes Dr. Anne Marie Albano will open up the Twitter feeds of people she follows, to show children how common it is for people to get a range of responses—positive and negative.
“We need to develop ways to both share and guard data, and be brutally realistic about the delicate and complex trade-offs involved,” writes Dr. Robert Klitzman.
“By bringing on uncomfortable or feared sensations in the therapy room, we are helping individuals with panic symptoms learn to change how they relate to their symptoms,” says Dr. Rachel Ginsberg.
Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman said he supports keeping guns from many with mental illness, and he believes that laws have made the civil commitment of those with severe mental illness too difficult.
“We have to engage in a healthy way, while also setting some boundaries so it’s not the only thing you’re focusing on,” Dr. Lauren Hoffman said regarding patients discussing anxiety in therapy.
“If accurate, it’s a shocking deviation from ordinary standards of practice,” said Dr. Steven Hoge referring to the hospital’s failure to evaluate and monitor Masters’ alleged assailant.
Dr. Herbert Kleber got the Google Doodle treatment Tuesday on the 23rd anniversary of his election to the National Academy of Medicine. Kleber pioneered modern addiction treatment in the US.
“Medical care only accounts for 10-20% of our overall health and the other 80-90% is somewhat our genes and what’s happening in the rest of our lives outside clinical care,” said Dr. Kelli Harding.