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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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- October 11, 2018
For nearly 30 years now, October 11th has marked National Depression Screening Day.
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- October 11, 2018
October 11th, 2018 marks the 30th anniversary of National Coming Out Day.
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Refinery 29October 10, 2018Ali Mattu, PhD, says that people tend to talk too much because they're uncomfortable in a social setting and feel the need to compensate.
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HealthlineOctober 10, 2018“The most common symptoms I hear in my office are just feeling very out of sorts and emotionally unwell,” said Dr. Ravi N. Shah.
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- October 10, 2018
The faculty and staff of the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry deeply mourn the passing of our colleague Herbert D. Kleber, MD.
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- October 9, 2018
Each year for nearly 30 years, Congress has designated the first full week of October Mental Illness Awareness Week.
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The Kansas City StarOctober 7, 2018“PTSD is a very real, common and shamefully neglected area of psychiatric medicine,” said Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.
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New York TimesOctober 5, 2018The suicide rate for people between the ages of 45 and 64 has jumped in recent years, more than for other age groups, said Dr. Barbara Stanley.
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Neurology TodayOctober 4, 2018Dr. Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, MD said that the data do suggest that manipulations of the vasopressin system would be a logical next step to understand vasopressin's specific role in autism.
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ReutersOctober 4, 2018The solution to health problems related to harassment and abuse is to prevent these behaviors from happening in the first place, Dr. Mayumi Okuda said.
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