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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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THE INDEPENDENTJanuary 23, 2018Dr. Jonathan Stewart, who is currently running a wake therapy trial, only keeps patients awake for one night. “I couldn’t see a lot of people agreeing to stay in hospital for three nights," he said.
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US News & World ReportJanuary 19, 2018Dr. Drew Ramsey suggests using a sleep app to monitor how much or how little sleep you're getting. “When you see the digital data, it helps people enact behavioral change,” he says.
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Psychiatric TimesSeptember 27, 2017Many of the medications that are prescribed off-label have evidence-based and clinical literature to support their use, writes Dr. Ryan Sultan.
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US News & World ReportSeptember 21, 2017“Many people with severe mental illness who are not engaged in treatment because they deny anything is wrong would benefit from involuntary hospitalization,” said Dr. Paul Appelbaum.
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New York TimesSeptember 21, 2017Mr. Trump’s impulsivity, dishonesty, divisiveness and outright unpresidential behavior are easily condemned without resorting to a psychiatric diagnosis, writes Dr. Stephan Levitan.
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- July 26, 2017
Accessing the Best in Mental Health Care Just Got Easier
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Boston GlobeJune 27, 2017Dr. Paul Appelbaum: The guilty verdict would seem to support the idea that people who are depressed and suicidal are vulnerable; toying with their lives is something that shouldn’t be acceptable.
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- June 8, 2017
The rule has to stay, said Dr. Paul Appelbaum, to protect people "who are the subject of our statements ... who might be harmed by our blind speculation."
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UPIJune 8, 2017Dr. Rene Hen: New research found the brain's mu opioid receptors are responsible for the depression-relieving effects of tianeptine.
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MedscapeJune 8, 2017"The whole issue of these barriers to utilization is shameful, and it's embarrassing to the field and the psychiatric profession," said Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.
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