We spoke to Patrice Malone, MD, about her work with individuals struggling with psychiatric and substance use disorders, as well as her role as a director of the June Jackson Christmas Program.
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.
April 20, 2017 - Claustrophobia can be a very serious phobia that can rise to the level of a mental disorder when it interferes with your everyday life, explains Dr. Franklin Schneier.
“As the arbitrariness makes obvious, we can’t assert that someone with four out of nine symptoms has a different illness than someone with the magical five out of nine symptoms,” says Dr. Stewart.
“Significant change in two caregiver ratings suggests that improvements may be seen over time in a research study whether or not treatment is provided,” says Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele,
The time has come for scientists to mobilize… Perhaps we are starting to see the tides turn — in 2017, there were 15 physicians sworn into Congress, writes Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.
As Congress considers the federal budget for 2018, programs with proven cost-effectiveness should not be on the chopping block... writes Dr. Carol Caton