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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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STAT NewsMarch 9, 2018Dr. Margaret Haney explains that she has to keep the cannabis used in her trials in a gun safe stashed inside a freezer in a special room in her lab that can only be accessed with her fingerprint.
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Psychiatry AdvisorMarch 9, 2018“Those who smoked marijuana were found 3 years later to be almost 6 times more likely to misuse prescription opioids & almost 8 times more likely to have an opioid use disorder,” said Dr. Mark Olfson.
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The ‘Man O’ War’ program, a research project studying the effectiveness of horse therapy for veterans with PTSD, will be now fully managed by Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
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PEOPLEMarch 2, 2018Constant scrolling through your feed can lead to feelings of uneasiness and insecurity. “People don’t share the most ‘miserable’ things that they are doing,” said Dr. Ethan Gorenstein.
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MARIE CLAIREMarch 2, 2018“People are distressed by all different parts of the behavior,” said Dr. Evelyn Attia. “By how secretive they've become. By how much money they're spending on food that they're getting rid of.”
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New York TimesMarch 2, 2018“It was never the case that people could be involuntary committed for being a little odd . . . unless they had evidence of mental illness,” said Dr. Paul Appelbaum.
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Free Lance-StarFebruary 26, 2018“For hypochondriacs, the internet has absolutely changed things for the worse,” says Dr. Brian Fallon. These susceptible surfers have been given a name. “Cyberchondriacs,” he notes.
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NPRFebruary 26, 2018Dr. Rachel Zuckerbrot helped write the updated guidelines that call for universal screening for depression and endorses that everyone, 12 and up, be screened at least once a year.
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MANHATTAN TIMESFebruary 23, 2018Dr. Kathleen Pike writes about the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study which is helping us understand the relationship of brain development to brain degeneration.
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MedscapeFebruary 23, 2018Dr. Drew Ramsey reviews findings of a new study that shows individuals on the Mediterranean diet had a significant reduction in their depression scores.
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