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Bridging the Language Gap: Cultivating Spanish-Speaking Mental Health Practitioners

Language barriers often prevent Spanish-speaking individuals from receiving necessary mental health care.

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Community
Domestic Violence: A Q & A With Trauma Researcher Maja Bergman

Dr. Bergman discuss the types of challenges domestic violence survivors face, effective therapies for those who experience domestic abuse, and warning signs that someone may be an abuser.

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Psychiatry
Joshua Gordon Returns to His Roots to Lead Columbia Psychiatry and New York State Psychiatric Institute

Dr. Gordon began his tenure as chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons August 15, 2024.

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Psychiatry
NYP-Columbia Program Empower Schools to Support Students' Mental Health

Young people’s mental health has risen to the top of educators' concerns. School-based mental health programs can help.

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Child & Adolescent

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Protesting Trump’s Transgender Ban

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The New York Times

August 1, 2017

"Mr. Trump’s focus should be on preventing suicide and treating those conditions among soldiers of all genders, and not on promoting discrimination," writes Dr. Jeremy Kidd
Can Retirement Be a Depression Risk?

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US News & World Report

August 1, 2017

“Any situation where the retiree has no choice but to retire places the person at risk,” says Dr. Philip Muskin.
Scientists Just Found Another Worrying Link Between Sugar and Depression

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Quartz

August 1, 2017

– Dr. James Gangwisch, who found a link between sugar and depression, postulated that foods high in sugar may cause our blood sugar to immediately rise, and then plummet.
Olanzapine/DMO May Trigger Metabolic Syndrome In Schizophrenia Patients

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MD ALERT

August 1, 2017

Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman commented “their conclusion that DMO may inhibit the metabolic effects of olanzapine is unproven and implausible unless they have some pharmacologic evidence demonstrating this.
Internet Searches on Suicide Went Up After ’13 Reasons Why’ Released By Netflix

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Washington Post

August 1, 2017

"Even if the series raised some awareness, the question the creators need to ask is — at what price?” said Dr. Madelyn Gould
Unlocking the Unconscious: 30 Years Later

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Psychology Today

August 1, 2017

In the 1980s Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy promised to shorten therapy. What happened? Dr. David Hellerstein explains.
'13 Reasons Why' Tied To Rise In Suicide Searches Online

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CNN

August 1, 2017

"Maybe this will have some impact on the producers of '13 Reasons Why' as they develop their second season," said Dr. Madelyn Gould.
What's the Big Deal With Legal Pot? No One Knows Yet

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USA Today

August 1, 2017

“If you increase the prevalence of users, you are going to increase the prevalence of people who have adverse consequences,” said Dr. Deborah  Hasin
The Risk That Survives A Psych Ward Stay

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OZY.COM

August 1, 2017

The suicide rate of former psychiatric inpatients is staggering. Dr. Mark Olfson says more support needs to be provided to former patients during the high-risk period.
Chester Bennington's Death, Suicide Experts Fear A Contagion Effect

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Newsweek

July 31, 2017

Irresponsible reporting can contribute to the risk of suicide contagion.

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