Columbia's Dr. Mark Olfson says that instead of making mental health services more available to those who don't have easy access to care, teletherapy is exacerbating existing disparities.
“There was a lot of social isolation, a lot of loneliness," said Columbia's Dr. Mark Olfson. "And those are things that psychotherapy is designed to address, in a way that medication can't."
Columbia's Deborah R. Glasofer, PhD, and Evelyn Attia, MD, discuss why more training in treating eating disorders is essential for all medical providers.
“If you get through the first two years of this experience and feel like you have a future and have a sense of personhood, and you can be somebody—what a difference,” said OnTrackNY's Dr. Lisa Dixon.
Catherine Monk, the Diana Vagelos Professor of Women's Mental Health at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, discusses progress made in reproductive psychiatry.
A Columbia study revealed that antidepressants that exclusively interact with intestinal cells could be far more effective in treating depression and anxiety and result in fewer digestive issues.
A Columbia study found that mothers who don't get enough sleep during pregnancy are more likely to have children with neurodevelopmental issues like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Columbia’s Jeffrey M. Cohen, PsyD, and colleagues offer strategies for healthcare providers to proactively discuss sexual orientation and gender identity with youths and their families.
