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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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- November 15, 2018
The Columbia Gender Identity Program provides compassionate, personalized, and expert care to children, adolescents, adults, and families across the gender and sexuality spectrum.
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Business InsiderNovember 15, 2018"We have a serious, national problem in terms of adequate recognition of psychiatric illnesses and their treatment," Dr. John Mann said.
- November 14, 2018
Columbia Psychiatry announces the opening of its Next Generation Brain Therapeutics Program, providing innovative and experimental treatments for mental and substance use disorders.
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Yahoo.comNovember 13, 2018“We know borderline personality disorder emerges from a combination of biology, environment and experience,” says Dr. Ali Mattu.
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OutsideNovember 13, 2018Dr. Drew Ramsey says the Mediterranean diet may have a positive effect on mental health because it helps fight inflammation.
- 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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Psychology TodayNovember 9, 2018Dr. Steven Roose and a colleague proposed that another aspect of fear conditioning—reconsolidation of fear memories—may explain one biological mechanism of action for how psychoanalysis works.
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USA TodayNovember 9, 2018“The ability to identify an individual’s first violent act is extraordinarily difficult – I would say it’s impossible,’’ said Dr. Steven Hoge
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Health CentralNovember 8, 2018“One broad indicator that it is time to move on from therapy is that there is little to say to your therapist or address in session,” says Dr. Erin K. Engle.
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Psychology TodayNovember 6, 2018"The evidence at this point is pretty strong that ketamine has a rapid effect at reducing depression," says Dr. Michael Grunebaum.
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