Taking time off from drinking provides an opportunity to reexamine your relationship with alcohol and take note of areas in which drinking may be negatively impacting your life.
A Columbia study found health care workers, including registered nurses, health technicians, and health care support workers, are at increased risk of suicide compared with workers in other fields.
A study from researchers at Columbia, Yale, and Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles found stress from racial discrimination and bias appears to be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy.
An event from the Department of Psychiatry and School of Journalism explored the state of mental health in America’s children, adolescents, and young adults.
The post-COVID Community Mental Health Project aims to promote wellness and increase access to behavioral health services in underserved New York City neighborhoods.
Self-care is about "being proactive and engaging in certain behaviors that promote resilience, well-being, and the overall maintenance of health," said Dr. Lourival Baptista-Neto.
“Pleasant events, such as travel, boost our mood and our life satisfaction. For many people, traveling is a pleasant event due to the novelty it offers,” says Dr. Jeffrey M. Cohen.
"This year, instead of resolving to start new behaviors, try capturing the ones you already do. They are your new habits," writes Dr. Deborah Cabaniss.
“Offering validation, which is to communicate that a person’s experience is understandable and makes sense, can help decrease election stress,” says Dr. Jeffrey Cohen.