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.
Dr. Evelyn Attia notes that it often comes down to whether clinicians have a specific interest in eating disorders — if so, they seek out extra training...
Dr. Jack Drescher says that there is no standardization of the practice, and what little research exists around it is poorly done and not subject to peer review.
“When health care gets a cold, mental health care gets pneumonia,” says Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman. “The military has had a tsunami of mental health-related issues,”