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Columbia Psychiatry's Caroline Arout uses quantitative sensory testing, or QST, for assessing the effectiveness of cannabis for therapeutic uses.
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A collaborative study from Columbia University and the Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health examines the relationship between Lyme disease and psychiatric outcomes.
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Columbia Psychiatry News spoke with Dr. Scott Small about the science of memory and how we can get better at letting stuff go.
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A Columbia University article in JAMA Psychiatry makes the case for doing more to make mental health care non-racist and to take steps for racial equity in clinics and communities.
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U.S. NewsJuly 19, 2021Dr. Joshua Berman said electrical stimulation (ECT) seems to trigger the release of "neurotrophic" factors, which can help brain cells grow.
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NBC NewsJuly 16, 2021“Our study provides further evidence that marijuana use is not effective in reducing nonmedical opioid use,” said study author Dr. Mark Olfson.
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TIMEJuly 13, 2021“The biggest limiting factor in getting to remission from depression postpartum is access to care, period—and it is worse for people who don’t have financial resources,” says Dr. Catherine Monk.
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New York TimesJuly 9, 2021Marijuana, Dr. Margaret Haney, said, “reduces reaction time and has other effects that would worsen performance.”
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- June 23, 2021
Research demonstrates that gender-affirming care greatly improves the mental health and overall well-being of gender diverse, transgender, and nonbinary (TGNB) children and adolescents.
- June 22, 2021
Mysteries of Mental illness, a PBS documentary inspired by the work of Columbia Psychiatry Chairman Jeffrey A. Lieberman will premiere June 22-23 on PBS (9-11 pm EST).
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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.
- May 24, 2021
A Columbia study looked at a short and promising approach that could encourage more health workers to get the mental health care they need via a method centered on a three-minute video.
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- May 18, 2021
An event from the Department of Psychiatry and School of Journalism explored the state of mental health in America’s children, adolescents, and young adults.
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- May 14, 2021
The post-COVID Community Mental Health Project aims to promote wellness and increase access to behavioral health services in underserved New York City neighborhoods.
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