While insomnia can be a symptom of psychiatric disorders, sleep problems can also contribute to the onset and worsening of problems such as depression, anxiety, and even suicidal ideation.
A Columbia psychiatrist’s groundbreaking book returns to the best-seller list 11 years after publication as attachment theory gains popularity on social media.
Psychiatrist Carl Fisher discusses his book, The Urge: Our History of Addiction, which interweaves socio-cultural narratives with his experience as a clinician, researcher, and alcoholic in recovery.
The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) has named Columbia Psychiatry’s Helen Blair Simpson, M.D., Ph.D., as the recipient of the 2020 Julius Axelrod Mentorship Award.
“The COVID-19 pandemic will be accompanied by a wave of mental health consequences for children, adolescents, and families,” said Dr. Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele.
In his 13th book, Dr. Lloyd Sederer writes his most personal book, a memoir pairing 14 stories from his early life (8 to 17 years of age) with 14 essays.
The Columbia University Department of Psychiatry announced today that Jean-Marie Alves-Bradford, MD has been appointed the inaugural Director of the new Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion.
Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman joined international researchers, clinicians, mental health experts, and services users to reflect on the challenges COVID-19 poses to mental health.
Columbia Psychiatry’s Dr. Lisa Dixon has been elected to the 2020 - 2021 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Board of Directors for a three-year term.
The Center for OCD and Related Disorders, directed by Dr. Blair Simpson, focuses on how to better understand, and ultimately treat, obsessive-compulsive disorder and related problems.