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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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WNYCApril 2, 2019Dr. Carl Hart talks about his work on the science of drug and cannabis addiction.
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Wall Street JournalApril 1, 2019“Part of the problem that we’re faced within the field is that we really need to become better at identifying the factors that lead to the escalation of suicide risk,” says Dr. Randy Auerbach,
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- April 1, 2019
We spoke with David Hellerstein, MD, Director, Depression Evaluation Service, Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, about his Ganaxolone for postpartum depression study.
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New York TimesMarch 28, 2019Dr. Drew Ramsey is a pioneer in the field of nutritional psychiatry, which attempts to apply what science is learning about the impact of nutrition on the brain and mental health.
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Rolling StoneMarch 27, 2019Media coverage of suicide that focuses on recovery and healing has been proven to reduce risk among vulnerable members of a community—a phenomenon Dr. Madelyn Gould refers to as the “Papageno effect.”
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Huffington PostMarch 27, 2019Dr. Jeffrey A. Lieberman, said young people are particularly susceptible to the after-effects of trauma.
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NewsweekMarch 26, 2019For the last two and a half decades, Dr. J. John Mann and his collaborators have been working to characterize brain abnormalities associated with suicide.
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DEMOCRACY NOWMarch 26, 2019“It’s the first time that we know what questions indicate who’s at imminent risk, the very few people who actually need a next step,” says Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber of the Columbia Protocol.
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NewsweekMarch 25, 2019“If the one suicide occurs, it can be a contributing factor to someone else’s suicide,” said Dr. Madelyn Gould.
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- March 25, 2019
In addition to therapy, Nancy Turret has always been passionate about photography.
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