Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) have introduced the Community Mental Wellness Worker Training Act to increase the availability of mental health services to the underserved.
In honor of Pride Month, the Columbia Gender & Sexuality Program (CGSP) offers a family-friendly guide to support LGBTQIA+ youth and caregivers and to events taking place across the city.
A study led by Matisyahu Shulman, MD, found that rapid administration of extended-release naltrexone was effective compared with the standard procedure used in the treatment of opioid use disorder.
Dr. Anne Marie Albano agreed that the best thing a parent can do is let a child make their own choices, learn the consequences of those choices, and be on hand to help if needed.
“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