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.
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.
"The evidence overwhelmingly suggests that the majority of patients with schizophrenia benefit from antipsychotic treatment, says Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.
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.