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.
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.
Dr. Andrew Solomon, author of the 2012 bestselling book Far from the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity, is narrowing the scope of his work for a feature film adaptation.
Approximately a million Puerto Ricans are expected to present with PTSD in the next 2 years and hundreds will die by suicide as a result of the hurricane writes Dr. Cesar Alfonso.
Only 2 percent to 3 percent of physicians nationwide are approved to prescribe buprenorphine, said Dr. Adam Bisaga. "We need to make this treatment available in every community”.
“Many people have theorized about gender identity," says Dr. Jack Drescher, but "in our current state of knowledge about how one forms a gender identity, the answer is that we don’t know.”
“It is well known that mood and anxiety problems — for example, major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder — frequently coexist with binge eating disorder,” says Dr. Allegra Broft.
"Psychiatrists often evaluate and treat people with a number of recognized risk factors for violence,” says Dr. Paul Appelbaum. "It makes sense that they would be at greatest risk.”
Dr. Carrie Barron says, "an impact on the environment, whether an imprint or a removal, lifts mood, provides concrete satisfaction and instills a sense of effectiveness."
Dr. Andrew Solomon discusses why some people are more resilient through depression than others. And he found that those who see value in their struggles fare better.
Dr. Arthur Williams suggests shifting patients who use benzodiazepines away from full-strength opioids to painkillers with a much lower risk of respiratory suppression and overdose.