We spoke to Dr. Marisa Spann about her work in early childhood psychiatry, her new role in the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and having honest, direct conversations about race.
In November 2021, Columbia Psychiatry stepped up as a leader in this field and named Elizabeth Ford, MD, to the newly created position of Director of Mental Health and Criminal Justice Initiatives.
The Center for Practice Innovations is New York’s secret asset quietly helping to make the state’s 38,000 public sector behavioral health workforce among the best trained in the country.
Every September, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sponsors Recovery Month to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders.
Dr. Yuval Neria was on the front lines as a member of the Israeli military the day the Yom Kippur War broke out in October 1973 on the holiest day of the year on the Jewish calendar.
”These high drug costs prevent many Americans from accessing vital treatments -- meaning they are at risk of getting sicker or dying,” writes Dr. Robert Klitzman.
“The college years represent a distinct period in which there is a critical need to improve early identification and treatment for debilitating mental disorders,” wrote Dr. Randy P. Auerbach.
A review of Dr. Eric Kandel's engaging new overview of contemporary thinking on the intersection of mental health and neuroscience, "The Disordered Mind: What Unusual Brains Tell Us About Ourselves."
“This study strongly indicates the feasibility of using multimodal MRI—particularly diffusion MRI–based analysis of the structural connectome—to accurately predict Alzheimer’s risk,” said Jiook Cha.
“Mitochondria are the missing link between our psychological state and neurological or other disorders involving inflammation,” says Dr. Martin Picard.