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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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- June 21, 2018
"I think the public is unaware of how little data we have that's rigorous on the therapeutic effects of cannabis,” says Dr. Ziva Cooper.
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Wall Street JournalJune 21, 2018Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman says 90 percent of people who die by suicide have pre-existing mental disorders, whether they have been diagnosed and treated or not.
- June 20, 2018
Survivors of opioid overdose are at great risk of dying in the year after overdose, but the deaths are not always caused by drug use, a new study reveals.
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MANHATTAN TIMESJune 13, 2018Dr. Kathleen Pike writes about five male athletes who have gone public with their mental health challenges and are rewriting the narrative surrounding mental disorders and men.
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MANHATTAN TIMESJune 13, 2018Dr. Kathleen Pike writes about five male athletes who have gone public with their mental health challenges and are rewriting the narrative surrounding mental disorders and men.
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Daily BeastJune 13, 2018“The point of the story is less about suicide increasing in women but more about being aware,” said Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber. That awareness should focus on the fact that suicide is preventable.
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Kaiser Health NewsJune 13, 2018The country needs to take suicide and mental illness more seriously said Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, noting that depression and bipolar disorder can be treated successfullyand suicide is often preventable.
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Time MagazineJune 13, 2018“It’s not something that spontaneously, abruptly happens without any preceding process,” said Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman. “The idea that #suicide is not preventable is completely fallacious.”
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Los Angeles TimesJune 13, 2018"When I heard about Bourdain, I was sad for him and . . . for people who might be influenced by it,” said Dr. Madelyn Gould, who has studied “suicide contagion” for years.
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WBUR RADIOJune 13, 2018“It's our job to be curious to those we know and we love, and get a conversation going about this,” said Dr. Drew Ramsey.
