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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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- October 27, 2021
This year’s Eric D. Hadar Lecture will take place on November 3, 2021 with Dr. Steven Shoptaw, who will present, “Medications as Foundation for Stimulant Use Disorder Treatment: Is it Time?”
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- September 30, 2021
The Columbia Suicide Severity Risk Scale (C-SSRS) is a series of simple questions to assess the severity and immediacy of suicide risk that anyone can ask.
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- September 21, 2021
Columbia Psychiatry's Caroline Arout uses quantitative sensory testing, or QST, for assessing the effectiveness of cannabis for therapeutic uses.
- July 28, 2021
Columbia Psychiatry News spoke with Dr. Scott Small about the science of memory and how we can get better at letting stuff go.
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- July 21, 2021
A Columbia University article in JAMA Psychiatry makes the case for doing more to make mental health care non-racist and to take steps for racial equity in clinics and communities.
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U.S. NewsJuly 19, 2021Dr. Joshua Berman said electrical stimulation (ECT) seems to trigger the release of "neurotrophic" factors, which can help brain cells grow.
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NBC NewsJuly 16, 2021“Our study provides further evidence that marijuana use is not effective in reducing nonmedical opioid use,” said study author Dr. Mark Olfson.
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TIMEJuly 13, 2021“The biggest limiting factor in getting to remission from depression postpartum is access to care, period—and it is worse for people who don’t have financial resources,” says Dr. Catherine Monk.
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New York TimesJuly 9, 2021Marijuana, Dr. Margaret Haney, said, “reduces reaction time and has other effects that would worsen performance.”
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- June 22, 2021
Mysteries of Mental illness, a PBS documentary inspired by the work of Columbia Psychiatry Chairman Jeffrey A. Lieberman will premiere June 22-23 on PBS (9-11 pm EST).
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