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Virtual Reality Helps Teens and Young Adults with Social Anxiety

In this Q & A, Dr. Lauren Hoffman discusses social anxiety disorder, how virtual reality therapy works, and why VR treatment is a promising option for teens and young adults.

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Anxiety
Is There a Link Between Mental Health and Mass Shootings?

Findings from the Columbia database help dispel the myth that having a severe psychiatric illness is predictive of who will perpetrate mass murder.

Topic

Psychiatry
Esteemed Scientist Denise Kandel to Retire

Her influential ‘gateway hypothesis’ changed the way we think about addiction.

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Faculty News
Spanish Language Resources Address Mental Health Needs of Underserved New Yorkers

NYPL Spanish Videos

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Wellness & Wellbeing

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Mass Shootings and Mental Illness

July 6, 2022

People with mental illness account for a very small proportion of perpetrators of mass shootings in the U.S., says Ragy Girgis, MD, associate professor of clinical psychiatry at CUIMC.
The Battle Over Gender Therapy

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The New York Times

June 15, 2022

“The APA doesn’t really have an official position on the best way to treat the kids,” says Jack Drescher, MD, a clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia regarding gender-affirming care.
Study Shows Brain’s ‘Pleasure Chemical’ Triggered by Pain Too

June 13, 2022

Serotonin is released in the brain during emotionally intense of events, whether negative or positive.

Topic

Mental Health
Cultural Barriers to Genetic Testing

June 7, 2022

To make genetic tests clinically useful for non-European groups, we must focus on efforts that take group concerns into account.

Topic

Mental Health
The ‘Open Secret’ on Getting a Safe Abortion Before Roe v. Wade

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The New York Times

June 4, 2022

In this OpEd, Sally Satel, a visiting professor of psychiatry at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons explores the consequences for psychiatrists if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
Can a Healthier Gut Boost Your Mood?

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Everyday Health

June 2, 2022

“Increasingly, the microbiome is being implicated in mental health concerns,” says Drew Ramsey, MD, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia.

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