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Columbia Psychiatry and the Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Depression hosted Hope over the Horizon: Improving Depression Outcomes and Reducing and Suicide Risk on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.
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A Columbia study found health care workers, including registered nurses, health technicians, and health care support workers, are at increased risk of suicide compared with workers in other fields.
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Columbia Psychiatry study paves the way for treatment techniques to help people adapt to the loss of a loved one.
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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.
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- May 26, 2021
Columbia study also finds people with schizophrenia, overall, have a 4.5-fold increased risk of dying from suicide.
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Nevada CurrentMarch 16, 2021“Have you wished you were dead or have you had thoughts about killing yourself? A ‘yes’ warrants further questioning,” says Dr. Kelly Posner. “It’s the first thing that’s actually reduced suicide.”
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New York TimesMarch 10, 2021Oscar Jiménez-Solomon, MPH, said that low wages can result in the inability to meet basic needs, repay debts and make plans. "Increases in minimum wage can save lives,” he said.
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Salud con LupaMarch 5, 2021"Depressed people tend to isolate themselves and I wanted to write a book that explains what it means to them to be supported in such a dark time," says Dr. Andrew Solomon.
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- February 18, 2021
Columbia researchers conducted a systematic review, determining which suicide prevention strategies work, and are scalable to national levels.
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Verywell HealthOctober 30, 2020“People who call the hotline need more than just help during a crisis, they need to be connected to a mental treatment that actually works for continued care," says Dr. Jeffrey M. Cohen.
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- October 19, 2020
A desire to learn more about the communication and de-escalation techniques being used in policing took Jeff Thompson, PhD to the world of academia.
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- September 8, 2020
Columbia Psychiatry researchers have been working on solutions to remedy increased anxiety, depression, and even suicide as a direct result of the economic downturn.
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WCJSAugust 19, 2020Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber worries that the pandemic will create a confluence of risk factors for suicide.
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USA TodayJune 7, 2020Many African Americans, especially men, may be hesitant to get treatment or take prescription antidepressants, said Dr. Sidney Hankerson.
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