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.
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.
“The contribution of the environment to ASD risk appears to be much smaller than the contribution of genetics," wrote Drs. Amandeep Jutla, Hannah Reed and Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele.
A new study by The Hastings Center and researchers from Columbia University’s Department of Psychiatry explores whether genetic information might have negative psychosocial effects.
"A toxic friendship is an unhealthy relationship that hurts you emotionally and can result in low self-esteem, self-isolation, and acting in ways you otherwise wouldn't," Dr. Nitasha Shetty explains.
"There is growing evidence that specific phobias can be treated intensively, and in certain cases after just a single exposure session," Dr. Anthony Puliafico said
Dr. Elizabeth Fitelson discusses what we can expect from brexanolone, a drug developed specifically to counteract unique physiologic changes that can induce postpartum depression in vulnerable women.