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.
"We do know that women who've had depression before or have family members who have depression or who currently have elevated symptoms are at risk," says Dr. Karina Davidson.
“Sometimes, it’s not those who look different from us who are the most frightening, it’s those who look most similar. Then intrusion becomes competition,” writes Dr. Deborah L. Cabaniss.
When Anthony Bourdain killed himself, Dr. Madelyn Gould said, “I was sad for him and for all the people who were going to hear about it, and I am also sad for people who might be influenced by it.”
New York–Presbyterian University Hospital–Columbia and Cornell, New York City, was ranked number 3 this year in US News and World Report's annual rankings of Best Hospitals for Psychiatry.
“We’re seeing these increases in the strength of cannabis and an emergence of new types of products,” such as edibles, tinctures, vape pens, sublingual sprays, and concentrates,” says Dr. Ziva Cooper.
The Columbia Gender Identity Program provides compassionate, personalized, and expert care to children, adolescents, adults, and families across the gender and sexuality spectrum.
Dr. Alan Brown cautions that although there seems to be a link between autism and DDT exposure, the overall risk of having a child with the disorder is low—even among women with high DDT levels.