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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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Idaho State JournalApril 18, 2019Dr. Philip Muskin agrees no drug works for everyone, but he said a good doctor can usually find the ideal combination of medications to achieve the maximum benefit with the fewest side effects.
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New York TimesApril 17, 2019“Richard was very much heterosexual," said Dr. Jack Drescher, "and it took a lot of courage to argue for gay people" in the 1970s.
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New York TimesApril 17, 2019“The I.R.B. system is not foolproof. The number of retractions of published research articles is rapidly rising,” writes Dr. Robert Klitzman.
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CNNApril 17, 2019Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber says it's especially important for parents, teachers, coaches and friends to ask survivors direct questions about suicidal thoughts.
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MedscapeApril 15, 2019“Patients receiving the probiotic had a significantly decreased risk of being hospitalized,” writes Dr. Drew Ramsey.
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NPRApril 15, 2019"This treatment brings in the parents, finally, and focuses on the ways parents need [to stop] taking over, to break the cycle of anxiety in kids," said Dr. Anne Marie Albano.
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Spectrum NewsApril 15, 2019“There seems to be a general liability factor, which is genetically transmitted, to having a variety of different psychiatric and neurological disorders,” says Dr. Alan Brown.
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BBCApril 15, 2019Dr. Randy Auerbach spoke with BBC World Service about a clinical trial in which his team of researchers are monitoring adolescents at risk of suicide through their smartphones (forward to 43:26).
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Go Medical, in collaboration with Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, initiated the evaluation of the safety and pharmacokinetics of the OLANI for opioid use disorder.
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New York TimesApril 12, 2019Over the last year, Dr. Elizabeth M. Fitelson noted, some of her patients have asked about CBD oil and its effectiveness for anxiety or insomnia.
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