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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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- February 1, 2023
In November 2021, Columbia Psychiatry stepped up as a leader in this field and named Elizabeth Ford, MD, to the newly created position of Director of Mental Health and Criminal Justice Initiatives.
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- February 1, 2023
We spoke to Dr. Marisa Spann about her work in early childhood psychiatry, her new role in the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and having honest, direct conversations about race.
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- January 17, 2023
The Center for Practice Innovations is New York’s secret asset quietly helping to make the state’s 38,000 public sector behavioral health workforce among the best trained in the country.
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- November 30, 2022
Opening remarks were delivered by Dr. Blair Simpson, interim chair of psychiatry at Columbia.
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- November 16, 2022
This new series highlights some of the up-and-coming faculty committed to our trifold mission of patient care, medical education, and scientific research.
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- November 12, 2022
Five self-care tips and resources for trans folx during challenging times.
- November 9, 2022
Studies indicate that 29% to 46% of patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder show partial or no response to treatments.
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- November 3, 2022
A Columbia study, which enrolls children ages 4-6 in a camp-like setting, seeks to learn which play activities best soothe anxious children.
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- October 28, 2022
Data from Columbia Mass Murder Database reveal psychosis and other serious psychiatric illness absent in the majority of perpetrators.
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- October 27, 2022
Study finds adults with mild cognitive decline assigned puzzles showed less brain shrinkage, better daily functioning.
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