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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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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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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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Language barriers often prevent Spanish-speaking individuals from receiving necessary mental health care.
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CBSAugust 7, 2019Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman said the cumulative effects of mass shootings produces high levels of anxiety and fear across the country, even if you're hundreds of miles away.
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Business InsiderAugust 7, 2019While mass shooters tend to be disaffected young white men with a history of violence, identifying people who fit this description before they strike isn't always an option, Dr. Paul Appelbaum said.
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MedscapeAugust 6, 2019"We need to stop using mental health issues as bad-faith arguments to prevent us from finding real solutions to this problem,” writes Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.
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MedscapeAugust 6, 2019"The problem of mass shootings is not due to mental illness: it's a function of inflammatory rhetoric, easy access to weapons, and a failure of political leadership," Dr. Paul Appelbaum tweeted.
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GQ MAGAZINEAugust 5, 2019Dr. Michael Stone said mass shooters are likelier to act in response to perceived slights and insults, quietly accumulated over time, until such grievances manifest themselves in violence.
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MedscapeJuly 31, 2019Mass Violence: What We Know, and What We Need to Learn
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New YorkerJuly 31, 2019“We have a generation coming up where yelling is really not a very acceptable way of expressing yourself,” Dr. Drew Ramsey said.
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Drs. Edward Nunes and Frances Levin will be leading the Columbia site in a 3-site multisite trial to test a new model of treatment for opioid addiction.
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Yahoo.comJuly 30, 2019Your therapist does not necessarily need to be someone who has a lot in common with you, or with whom you would want to be friends," Dr. Colleen Cullen advises.
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AAMC NewsJuly 30, 2019Formal medical school curricula often espouse the value of equity, yet the hidden curriculum unfortunately sometimes conveys discrimination and unfair treatment, says Dr. Michael Devlin.
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