A Mailman School of Public Health study finds that people toward the middle of social hierarchies suffer higher rates of depression and anxiety based on their social class and position of power in the labor market compared to those at the top or bottom.
This innovative nutrition program for health care professionals is accepting applicants for September. The medical nutrition program trains health professionals to integrate nutrition into their practice, using behavior counseling approaches based in biochemistry and clinical nutrition.
A Mailman School of Public Health study looked at the role of dentists in screening for substance use disorders. While many view the dental visit as as an opportunity to identify drug misuse, others do not see it as part of their professional role.
Columbia researcher Jon Giles has published research showing a link between atherosclerosis and depressive symptoms, stress, anxiety, anger, and lack of social support in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
To help nursing students remember that they pursued nursing to take care of humans, not diseases, a nursing faculty member assigns narrative writing assignments to help them reflect on their interactions with patients.
