Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) have introduced the Community Mental Wellness Worker Training Act to increase the availability of mental health services to the underserved.
In honor of Pride Month, the Columbia Gender & Sexuality Program (CGSP) offers a family-friendly guide to support LGBTQIA+ youth and caregivers and to events taking place across the city.
A study led by Matisyahu Shulman, MD, found that rapid administration of extended-release naltrexone was effective compared with the standard procedure used in the treatment of opioid use disorder.
Dr. Arthur Robin Williams says some insurance plans require doctors to mail or fax drug-testing results to prove the patient is free of other drugs before starting the patient on Suboxone.
Over the course of his career, Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman has seen a couple of cases that “could not be explained in terms of normal human physiology or natural laws.”
“It is often not easy for hospital staff who see themselves as helpers of their patients to move into a very different role of complainant in a criminal case,” Dr. Paul Appelbaum said.
“It is a kind of natural experiment,” said Dr. Arthur Williams. “The patients are there, they are taking opioids already, and we can see what happens in a controlled way.”
Dr. Madelyn Gould said that most suicidal people are ambivalent and give warning signs, and that asking if they want to kill themselves will not put the idea in their head.
The Columbia Gender Identity Program provides compassionate, personalized, and expert care to children, adolescents, adults, and families across the gender and sexuality spectrum.
Columbia Psychiatry announces the opening of its Next Generation Brain Therapeutics Program, providing innovative and experimental treatments for mental and substance use disorders.