New research at Columbia University Irving Medical Center shows equine therapy can jump-start the healing process for veterans who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
This year’s Eric D. Hadar Lecture will take place on November 3, 2021 with Dr. Steven Shoptaw, who will present, “Medications as Foundation for Stimulant Use Disorder Treatment: Is it Time?”
Columbia Psychiatry faculty, in partnership with avoMD, have developed an interactive smartphone application that provides point-of-care treatment algorithms for major depression.
Dr. Sidney Hankerson of the Columbia Wellness Center is helping to train Harlem faith leaders to bring Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) to African American and Latinx communities.
A Columbia study looked at a short and promising approach that could encourage more health workers to get the mental health care they need via a method centered on a three-minute video.
"The unbridled enthusiasm and commercial momentum generated by psychedelics are excessive and ill advised until we have more sound research," writes Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.
"Many patients report rapid improvement in mood, anxiety and hedonic function, which is what initially attracted the psychiatric profession to the use of ketamine," said Dr. Joshua Berman.