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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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Columbia SpectatorFebruary 25, 2019Dr. Sidney Hankerson is the inaugural co-director of the Zuckerman Institute Community Wellness Center at Columbia’s Manhattanville campus.
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CNNFebruary 21, 2019The context of a false allegation can provide hints of motivation, especially in purported hate crimes, said Dr. Robert Klitzman.
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JAMAFebruary 20, 2019“Novel approaches for addressing pain and opioid use are critically needed,” writes Dr. Sandra D. Comer and colleagues.
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MedscapeFebruary 19, 2019"Many people with mental illness are susceptible to undue influence and impulsive actions, leaving them vulnerable to advocates for physician-assisted death," said Dr. Paul Appelbaum.
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Men's HealthFebruary 19, 2019“A few antidepressants, namely Wellbutrin (bupropion), Remeron (mirtazapine), and St. John's Wort, have no sexual side effects,” writes Dr. Drew Ramsey.
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Dr. Thomas Vance of the Columbia Gender Identity Program discusses mental health in the Black LGBTQ community, from issues to consider to finding a culturally sensitive provider.
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Refinery 29February 18, 2019The most powerful evidence-based treatment for anxiety is cognitive behavioral therapy, Dr. Drew Ramsey says.
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MD MagazineFebruary 17, 2019Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman explains how the potentially impeding approval of esketamine could force physicians to improvise dosing.
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Psychiatric TimesFebruary 15, 2019Dr. J. John Mann told Psychiatric Times, “We [only] have data from the CDC for 2017 and no later.”
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City LimitsFebruary 13, 2019“How do we make sure that there’s peer roles that actually can have enough power and weight to them that there’s the ability to be transformative?” asks Sascha Altman DuBrul.
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