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Columbia-led clinical trial addresses important barrier to opioid use disorder treatment.
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Ryan Lawrence, MD, director of the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, discusses what individuals can expect during an ER visit.
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Columbia-led study hold promise for helping people find therapies that work.
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Studies indicate that 29% to 46% of patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder show partial or no response to treatments.
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- February 20, 2019
Patients with schizophrenia are often treated with more than one type of psychiatric medication, but a new study suggests that some combinations may be more effective than others.
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HealioFebruary 20, 2019Dr. J. John Mann writes that ketamine “has a fairly robust effect on reducing suicidal ideation.”
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- February 8, 2019
The Columbia Ketamine program offers innovative and responsible care for treatment-resistant depression.
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Bloomberg NewsFebruary 5, 2019“Most people inhibit suicide. They find a reason not to do it,” Dr. Mark Underwood says.
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US News & World ReportJanuary 10, 2019Dr. Terry Goldberg sounded some notes of caution regarding a study that questions whether certain cholesterol, blood pressure and diabetes drugs could help manage mental illnesses like schizophrenia.
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- December 11, 2018
Ketamine, a compound initially used as an anesthetic, holds exciting promise as a newer alternative to more traditional treatment approaches for depression.
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Business InsiderDecember 1, 2018"Ketamine is the real deal in that it's a genuine pharmacologic agent that's been used for a long time for anesthesia," said Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.
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New York TimesNovember 30, 2018Dr. Michael Grunebaum thinks the drug should no longer be relegated to a last-line treatment. “It makes sense that it move up in the treatment algorithm in E.R.s and inpatient units,” he said.
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- November 28, 2018
A new study by Dr. Mark Olfson shows that more Americans are getting outpatient mental health care and the rate of serious psychological distress is decreasing.
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- November 9, 2018
The Man O’ War Project at Columbia University Irving Medical Center provides Equine-Assisted Therapy for treating veterans with PTSD (EAT-PTSD).
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