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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.
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Ryan Lawrence, MD, director of the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, discusses what individuals can expect during an ER visit.
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Young people’s mental health has risen to the top of educators' concerns. School-based mental health programs can help.
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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.
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- May 12, 2017
An international group of experts has concluded that, for patients with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, antipsychotic medications do not have negative long-term effects.
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UPIMay 11, 2017"The evidence overwhelmingly suggests that the majority of patients with schizophrenia benefit from antipsychotic treatment, says Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.
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The New York TimesMay 11, 2017– Dr. Eric R. Kandel, works more than he ever has before... He lives with his wife of 60 years, Denise Kandel, professor of epidemiology at Columbia.
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NewsweekMay 10, 2017Dr. Jill Harkavy-Friedman, noted that suicide is complicated, caused by a number of factors that aren't necessarily easy to spot.
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Refinery 29May 10, 2017April 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.
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CBC NewsMay 10, 2017...Citing research from world-renowned suicide contagion expert Dr. Madelyn Gould: "We know that this contagion effect exists."
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QuartzMay 10, 2017“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.
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Spectrum NewsMay 10, 2017“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,
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New York TimesMay 10, 2017Research has shown that “someone else’s death by suicide can reinforce a vulnerable person’s motivation to die by suicide,” said Dr. Madelyn Gould.
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The HillMay 10, 2017The 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.
