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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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Nevada Current“Have you wished you were dead or have you had thoughts about killing yourself? A ‘yes’ warrants further questioning,” says Dr. Kelly Posner. “It’s the first thing that’s actually reduced suicide.”
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Salud con Lupa"Depressed people tend to isolate themselves and I wanted to write a book that explains what it means to them to be supported in such a dark time," says Dr. Andrew Solomon.
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Columbia researchers conducted a systematic review, determining which suicide prevention strategies work, and are scalable to national levels.
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Calgary HeraldMarch 12, 2018Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released new guidelines for depression screening for teens, suggesting that all teenagers be screened at least once a year for depression.
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NPRFebruary 26, 2018Dr. Rachel Zuckerbrot helped write the updated guidelines that call for universal screening for depression and endorses that everyone, 12 and up, be screened at least once a year.
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MedscapeFebruary 23, 2018Dr. Drew Ramsey reviews findings of a new study that shows individuals on the Mediterranean diet had a significant reduction in their depression scores.
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READER’S DIGESTFebruary 6, 2018“Brain health and our mental health depend on certain key nutrients, like B12 and omega-3 fats,” says Dr. Drew Ramsey.
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THE INDEPENDENTJanuary 23, 2018Dr. Jonathan Stewart, who is currently running a wake therapy trial, only keeps patients awake for one night. “I couldn’t see a lot of people agreeing to stay in hospital for three nights," he said.
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US News & World ReportJanuary 19, 2018Dr. Drew Ramsey suggests using a sleep app to monitor how much or how little sleep you're getting. “When you see the digital data, it helps people enact behavioral change,” he says.
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Psychiatric News AlertDecember 21, 2017“It is possible that over time physicians have become somewhat inured to the safety warnings,” said Dr. Mark Olfson, who was not involved with this study.
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- December 14, 2017
Ketamine was significantly more effective than a commonly used sedative in reducing suicidal thoughts in depressed patients, according to researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC).
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ReutersDecember 12, 2017“School dropout portends other bad outcomes, like the inability to gain employment, involvement in substance abuse and problems with the juvenile justice system,” said Dr. Laura Mufson.
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TONICOctober 24, 2017"It's ubiquitous," Dr. Andrew Solomon, said. "[And yet] I think the public doesn't really understand it well at all."
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