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Columbia Psychiatry Launches Its Next Generation Brain Therapeutics Program with Ketamine Treatment

Columbia Psychiatry announces the opening of its Next Generation Brain Therapeutics Program, providing innovative and experimental treatments for mental and substance use disorders.

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Mental Health
Approaching Therapy Through a New Lens

In addition to therapy, Nancy Turret has always been passionate about photography.
Disability Inclusion in Precision Medicine Research: A First National Survey

Precision medicine research aims to enable tailoring of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention to individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle.

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Mental Health
Delusions May Stem from Sticky Beliefs, Study Finds

A new study from Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute offers insight into the development of delusions, which could lead to better treatments for people with psychosis.

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Mental Health

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FDA Approves First Postpartum Depression Drug

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CNN

March 20, 2019

The clinical data supporting the effectiveness of brexanolone in helping women recover from postpartum depression sheds new light on the neurobiology of the illness, said Dr. Catherine Monk.

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Mental Health
FDA Approves First Drug for Postpartum Depression

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New York Times

March 19, 2019

“The major thing is, of course, the rapid effect,” said Dr. Margaret Spinelli,

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Mental Health
Daily Marijuana Use and Highly Potent Weed Linked to Psychosis

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NPR

March 19, 2019

"You can't say that cannabis causes psychosis," she says. "It's simply not supported by the data," Dr. Diana Martinez says.

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Mental Health
Welcome, Incoming PGY-1 Residents!

March 18, 2019

The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to welcome our twelve incoming PGY-1 residents to the program.

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Mental Health
"Smart" Pills Are Here and We Need to Consider the Risks

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CNN

March 17, 2019

“The advent of these digital pills introduces a myriad of ethical quandaries,” writes Dr. Robert Klitzman.

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Mental Health
Benjamin Rush: An Overlooked American Founding Father's Contribution to Mental Health Advocacy

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Medscape

March 15, 2019

“Known as the American Hippocrates, Rush was one of the first individuals and physicians to proclaim that mental illness is under the purview of medicine,” notes Dr. Drew Ramsey.

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Mental Health