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The Columbia Suicide Severity Risk Scale (C-SSRS) is a series of simple questions to assess the severity and immediacy of suicide risk that anyone can ask.
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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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Dr. Sidney Hankerson is one of 10 scholars named as 2021’s Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
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Ravi N. Shah, MD has been named Chief Innovation Officer for Columbia Psychiatry.
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InsiderApril 1, 2021"Look for a therapist who you can develop a collaborative and professional relationship with – this is called a therapeutic alliance," says Dr. Jeffrey Cohen.
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PsychMarch 31, 2021“Negative self-talk is internal dialogue—the voice I hear when I’m talking to myself,” says Dr. Philip Muskin. “Schizophrenia patients will say it’s as if they’re eavesdropping on a conversation.”
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- March 30, 2021
“Like COVID-19 ‘long-haulers,’ many people with tick-borne diseases were completely well until their infection precipitated a cascade of chronic, multi-system effects,” says Dr. Brian Fallon.
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National AffairsMarch 30, 2021"Although accidental addiction can happen, otherwise happy lives rarely come undone after a trip to the dental surgeon," writes Dr. Sally Satel.
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- March 30, 2021
As residency training director, Dr. Melissa Arbuckle oversees Columbia Psychiatry's residents, and as vice chair for education she oversees the department's clinical and research fellowship programs.
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- March 29, 2021
Carla Cantor has joined us as Director of Communications for the Department of Psychiatry.
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MedscapeMarch 29, 2021Dr. Paul Appelbaum noted that patients also increasingly have access to their medical records, "so the reality is that it's no longer possible in many cases to withhold a diagnosis."
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StatMarch 28, 2021"In the months ahead, many people will face complex decisions with no easy answers," writes Dr. Robert Klitzman.
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The Chronicle of Higher EducationMarch 26, 2021Dr. Robert Klitzman recommended that researchers proceed carefully and check with institutional-review-board officials before conducting studies based on campus work.
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NBC TodayMarch 26, 2021Asking someone about their vaccination status can feel invasive, but Dr. Philip Muskin emphasizes that it's information that you may need to make your own risk assessments.
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