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.
“Getting to measures that matter for improving patient care without creating unnecessary administrative burdens is a balancing act," noted Dr. Harold Pincus.
“If you increase the prevalence of users, you are going to increase the prevalence of people who have adverse consequences,” said lead author Dr. Deborah Hasin.
Research shows that that both illicit cannabis use and cannabis use disorders increased significantly in those states that had passed medical marijuana laws...
“As the ‘silver tsunami’ approaches, substance use disorders in the elderly are expected to more than triple by 2020,” says Dr. Kotbi, Associate Professor of Psychiatry