Natasha Kulviwat, a rising high school senior, discovered a protein that may serve as predictor for suicide and could potentially lead to new strategies for intervention and prevention.
“The effectiveness of combinations of antipsychotic medications remains unclear; reviews of this treatment strategy agree on the need for further investigation,” Dr. T. Scott Stroup and team wrote.
Patients with schizophrenia are often treated with more than one type of psychiatric medication, but a new study suggests that some combinations may be more effective than others.
Researchers at Columbia have developed a “Cascade of Care” model for treating individuals with opioid use disorder based on lessons learned in the HIV/AIDS field.
Dr. Terry Goldberg sounded some notes of caution regarding a study that questions whether certain cholesterol, blood pressure and diabetes drugs could help manage mental illnesses like schizophrenia.
A new study by Dr. Mark Olfson shows that more Americans are getting outpatient mental health care and the rate of serious psychological distress is decreasing.
Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) will explore the effects of new genetic knowledge on individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their families.