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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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New York MagazineDecember 21, 2018Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman says bluntly: “Medicine hasn’t paid much attention to these women. Middle-aged women are low priority, like children used to be.”
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- December 21, 2018
Happy Holidays from Columbia Psychiatry
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The AtlanticDecember 20, 2018Among people who deal with mental-health issues, it’s mostly people who experience mania who complain that their medication makes them feel creatively blunted, says Dr. Philip Muskin.
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ReutersDecember 20, 2018“Acute medical events, those serious enough to warrant a trip to the ER, can put vulnerable young people at increased risk of self-harm,” Dr. Mark Olfson said by email.
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- December 20, 2018
Dr. Randy Auerbach, Associate Professor at Columbia Psychiatry, gives some tips on how to help a friend struggling with depression.
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Psychiatric TimesDecember 18, 2018“What is needed is a ‘Manhattan Project’ to elucidate the pathophysiology, develop effective treatments, and ultimately find a cure for PTSD,” writes Dr. Jeffrey A. Lieberman.
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NPRDecember 18, 2018Only a minority of students are seeking out treatment, says Dr. Randy P. Auerbach. "Lots of administrators everywhere are scrambling to find innovative ways to reach students in need."
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mindbodygreen.comDecember 18, 2018Dr. Drew Ramsey discusses the research that encouraged him to "prescribe" food to his patients and the diet he recommends to prevent mental health concerns.
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The AtlanticDecember 18, 2018“Baking is mindful. Mindfulness means paying attention to yourself in the moment and not being in the past or the future, but really being there,” says Dr. Philip Muskin.
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NY1December 17, 2018According to Dr. Deborah Hasin, marijuana laws don’t seem to have had a strong effect on teen use, but adult rates of frequent use and cannabis use disorder have increased in states that passed them.
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