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.
There are a number of factors — temperament, personality traits, self-esteem, genes, and family history, to name a few — involved in the etiology of clinical depression, says Dr. Myrna Weissman.
90% of people who die by suicide experience some kind of mental illness. Dr. John Mann, said that many of those patients go without help in the US because they can't afford care or don't seek it out.
“Very few PCPs are comfortable managing more serious conditions," says Dr. Mark Olfson. "In rural areas of the country. . .people with these conditions are at real risk.”
“Although the number of suicides that occur in clusters may be relatively small, they represent a class of suicides that may be particularly preventable,” said Dr. Madelyn Gould.
Dr. Mark Olfson found that people who take the more than 200 common medications sold in the U.S. that include depression as a potential side effect are, in fact, more likely to be depressed.
Dr. John Mann said this study used much more sophisticated statistical techniques than previous studies to rule out an association between lithium in groundwater and lower risk of bipolar disorder.
Dr. Judith Rabkin found that 17% of an AIDS activist group reported current symptoms suggesting PTSD, which they characterize as slightly higher than the range in general population studies.