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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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MedscapeAugust 20, 2018New York–Presbyterian University Hospital–Columbia and Cornell, New York City, was ranked number 3 this year in US News and World Report's annual rankings of Best Hospitals for Psychiatry.
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The AtlanticAugust 20, 2018“We’re seeing these increases in the strength of cannabis and an emergence of new types of products,” such as edibles, tinctures, vape pens, sublingual sprays, and concentrates,” says Dr. Ziva Cooper.
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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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NatureAugust 16, 2018Dr. Alan Brown cautions that although there seems to be a link between autism and DDT exposure, the overall risk of having a child with the disorder is low—even among women with high DDT levels.
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ABC NewsAugust 16, 2018"Although we can’t prove it is a cause, we are working to learn more about how such environmental risks may be altering brain development and possibly increasing autism risk,” said Dr. Alan Brown.
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Scientific AmericanAugust 15, 2018“Anhedonia is a symptom that is really hard to move around from a clinical perspective, so finding out what may underlie it is really savvy,” says Dr. Randy Auerbach.
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Scientific AmericanAugust 12, 2018“We are only recently starting to understand the mechanisms by which the serotonin system may impact social function and repetitive behavior,” says Dr. Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele.
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NPRAugust 12, 2018"We know that there's high rates of depression in the offspring of depressed mothers," says Dr. Myrna Weissman.
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The AtlanticAugust 11, 2018“Relationships are reciprocal,” says Dr. Laura Mufson. “If one child isn’t doing well, if they’re more irritable—it’s affecting their behavior that impacts the rest of the people in the family.”
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ReutersAugust 9, 2018“It isn’t about how much time you spend at church, or which particular religion you are, it’s having an inner belief that gives you strength that manifests in your behavior," said Dr. Myrna Weissman.
