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.
“It is well known that mood and anxiety problems — for example, major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder — frequently coexist with binge eating disorder,” says Dr. Allegra Broft.
"Psychiatrists often evaluate and treat people with a number of recognized risk factors for violence,” says Dr. Paul Appelbaum. "It makes sense that they would be at greatest risk.”
Dr. Carrie Barron says, "an impact on the environment, whether an imprint or a removal, lifts mood, provides concrete satisfaction and instills a sense of effectiveness."
Dr. Andrew Solomon discusses why some people are more resilient through depression than others. And he found that those who see value in their struggles fare better.
Dr. Arthur Williams suggests shifting patients who use benzodiazepines away from full-strength opioids to painkillers with a much lower risk of respiratory suppression and overdose.
“I think we downplay the mental aspect of how perimenopause affects us,” says Dr. Catherine Monk. “The more you can be at peace with it, the better that will serve you.”
“Based on our study and those of other researchers, we can say with some confidence that SSRI medications have an influence of fetal brain development,” said study coauthor Dr. Jiook Cha.