Dr. Michael Stone, a Columbia psychiatrist who devoted his career to understanding and defining the personality traits that constitute evil, passed away recently at 90.
Zachary Blumkin, PsyD, senior clinical director of the psychiatry faculty practice organization, praised the intent behind the program but questioned the effectiveness of so little therapy time.
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.
A study from researchers at Columbia, Yale, and Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles found stress from racial discrimination and bias appears to be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy.
Davangere P. Devanand, MD, discusses the effects of word games like crosswords against video games and the surprise that word games proved to have a greater impact on mild cognitive impairment.
Persistent depressive disorder (PDD) is diagnosed in adults who report feeling depressed for “most of the day, for more days than not,” for at least two years, said Paul S. Appelbaum, MD.
