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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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New York TimesMarch 28, 2019Dr. Drew Ramsey is a pioneer in the field of nutritional psychiatry, which attempts to apply what science is learning about the impact of nutrition on the brain and mental health.
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Rolling StoneMarch 27, 2019Media coverage of suicide that focuses on recovery and healing has been proven to reduce risk among vulnerable members of a community—a phenomenon Dr. Madelyn Gould refers to as the “Papageno effect.”
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Huffington PostMarch 27, 2019Dr. Jeffrey A. Lieberman, said young people are particularly susceptible to the after-effects of trauma.
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DEMOCRACY NOWMarch 26, 2019“It’s the first time that we know what questions indicate who’s at imminent risk, the very few people who actually need a next step,” says Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber of the Columbia Protocol.
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NewsweekMarch 25, 2019“If the one suicide occurs, it can be a contributing factor to someone else’s suicide,” said Dr. Madelyn Gould.
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- March 25, 2019
In addition to therapy, Nancy Turret has always been passionate about photography.
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New York PostMarch 25, 2019“Another event that has similarities to the one they were injured by can reactivate the emotional trauma that they had sustained. It’s like a contagion effect,” said Dr. Jeffrey A. Lieberman.
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WBURMarch 25, 2019This article references the ‘Columbia Protocol’ questions developed by Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber.
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CBSMarch 25, 2019"People tend to tip-toe around sensitive issues like suicide. You shouldn't. You're not going to prompt someone to do it by asking them," said Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.
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New York TimesMarch 24, 2019Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber has developed a protocol of questions that anyone — not just medical professionals — can ask to identify people who may be at risk of suicide.
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