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Smithers Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center provides evidence-based care to individuals seeking treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.
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Ryan Lawrence, MD, director of the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, discusses what individuals can expect during an ER visit.
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Young people’s mental health has risen to the top of educators' concerns. School-based mental health programs can help.
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Columbia researchers have found that exposure to too much dopamine during mid-adolescent causes changes in the brain that lead to aggressive and impulsive behaviors during adulthood.
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CNNNovember 27, 2019"If we don't pursue this fetal tissue research, other countries, such as China, surely will, and then they will own the intellectual property and patents that emerge," writes Dr. Robert Klitzman.
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- November 20, 2019
Dr. Ravi Shah says their telehealth services are not meant to replace in-person care, but the virtual visits supplement the care they normally get from their doctor.
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CBC NewsNovember 10, 2019As to why grief itself is, for all of us, so hard to face, Dr. Katherine Shear said, "We all have death anxiety. That's very natural."
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The AtlanticNovember 6, 2019Dr. Paul Appelbaum says it’s an “open secret” that clinicians in psychiatric emergency rooms will look up patients online if they have concerns about their potential to harm themselves or others.
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The GuardianNovember 5, 2019“It goes much deeper than communication – it affects our perception of the world, without us really knowing it,” says Dr. Amir Levine.
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MedscapeNovember 4, 2019"Overall, we found that 2.6% of kids with a new diagnosis of ADHD were treated with an antipsychotic medication despite no FDA indication," study investigator Dr. Ryan S. Sultan.
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- October 29, 2019
A new study has found that performing well on two brief tests measuring cognitive ability and ability to identify odors indicates very low risk for Alzheimer’s.
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Philadelphia InquirerOctober 29, 2019“Whatever its source, nicotine is nicotine,” Dr. Denise Kandel said. “It will adversely affect the brains of adolescents and increase their susceptibility to the reward effects of other drugs.”
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Wall Street JournalOctober 28, 2019Sometimes Dr. Anne Marie Albano will open up the Twitter feeds of people she follows, to show children how common it is for people to get a range of responses—positive and negative.
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Medical DailyOctober 22, 2019“One of the main concerns is not so much the study of genomics, but how are we going to use it,” Dr. Maya Sabatello said.
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