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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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- September 1, 2020
For the past few months, therapists have been acclimating to the “new normal” of meeting with their patients virtually.
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WITF NewsSeptember 1, 2020"Why are police in this situation to begin with? That's not what they're trained for, and we see a lot of bad things happen as a result," said Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.
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Columbia TribuneAugust 22, 2020Excited delirium has no standard definition. The commonly cited characteristics include superhuman strength, imperviousness to pain and wild, uncontrollable behavior, said Dr. Paul S. Appelbaum.
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- August 21, 2020
Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman joined international researchers, clinicians, mental health experts, and services users to reflect on the challenges COVID-19 poses to mental health.
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WCJSAugust 19, 2020Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber worries that the pandemic will create a confluence of risk factors for suicide.
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Wall Street JournalAugust 17, 2020If children are worried about getting sick or loved ones getting sick, highlight “how people are staying safe in the family,” says Dr. Anne Marie Albano.
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- August 14, 2020
Oops! If you missed the August 12th conversation with Dr. Patrice Harris and Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, moderated by Linda Rosenberg, we have it right here.
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Wall Street JournalAugust 10, 2020"The possibility that Covid is going to completely change this period of their life, and they won’t ever get it back, is overwhelming for a lot of them,” Dr. Anne Marie Albano says of young people.
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- August 10, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on into the foreseeable future, Drs. Jared O'Garro-Moore and Jeffrey Cohen explain how it can be helpful to turn our minds towards acceptance.
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- August 10, 2020
When the COVID-19 pandemic first started, Columbia staff was notified that the possibility of redeployment could be their fate.
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