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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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Latest News
- November 5, 2018
This year’s Eric D. Hadar Distinguished Lecture will take place on November 7th, 2018 with Dr. Kathleen M. Carroll, who will present, “Adventures in the dissemination of evidence-based therapies.”
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KCURNovember 5, 2018“One of the key issues, of course, is when a person becomes so disabled that they should no longer be considered to have the capacity to vote,” Dr. Paul Appelbaum said.
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The Island NowNovember 5, 2018North Shore Action will sponsor “Suicide Town Hall: Hope and Healing,” a suicide prevention forum, at the Great Neck Library on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m.The panel will include Dr. Madelyn Gould.
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MedscapeNovember 5, 2018Dr. Jeffrey A. Lieberman examines the ethics of psychiatrists opining on the mental states of political and public figures.
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Business InsiderNovember 3, 2018"The traditional target-based drug discovery approach is broken," says Dr. Sean Escola. At the same time, "people are hungry for innovation."
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ESPN.comNovember 3, 2018Dr. Yuval Neria and Dr. Prudence Fisher discuss a study to determine best practices for practitioners using equine therapy on vets with PTSD.
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Self MagazineNovember 3, 2018“Brain stimulation therapies involve the application of [electric] energy over specific brain regions to modulate the function of neural circuits,” says Dr. Joshua Berman.
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Spectrum NewsOctober 31, 2018“You don’t usually think about biomarkers in moms, although in autism, I think increasingly we should be thinking about that,” says Dr. Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele.
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BustleOctober 31, 2018"Scary films are really the only thing that we can access all-year round that allows us to experience fear in a controlled, safe way," says Dr. Ali Mattu.
- October 30, 2018
Columbia Psychiatry presented Agnes Whitaker, MD with the Frank J. Menolascino Award for Psychiatric Services for Persons with Intellectual Development Disorders/Developmental Disabilities.
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