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In animal studies, boosting serotonin in the cells that line the gut reduced anxious and depressive-like behaviors without causing cognitive or gastrointestinal side effects.
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Stress experienced during pregnancy may influence a child’s health later in life. Columbia researcher Claudia Lugo-Candelas is investigating how sleep quality may play a role.
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Psychotherapy use has risen substantially among U.S. adults with mild to moderate distress, but increases are uneven across socioeconomic groups.
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A pilot program from the Department of Psychiatry for Columbia University medical plan participants offers a new approach to helping new parents and pregnant people access mental health care.
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- July 28, 2016
Reducing firearm access, smart gun technology, and public education could reduce firearm suicides in the United States, a new report finds.
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- July 28, 2016
Dr. Joshua Gordon has been selected as the new director of the National Institute of Mental Health at the NIH.
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- July 22, 2016
People with moderate or severe pain have a 41 percent higher risk of developing prescription opioid use disorders, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have found.
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- June 16, 2016
In cases of complicated grief, an antidepressant is useful for treating co-occurring depressive symptoms, a new Columbia study has found.
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- June 6, 2016
An international observational study led by Columbia University researchers has uncovered widespread differences in the treatment of patients with common chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and depression.
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- May 20, 2016
Researchers from Harvard and Columbia have found that trauma and PTSD symptoms increase the risk of blood clots in women.
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- May 6, 2016
After a manic episode, adults with bipolar disorder are just as likely to experience anxiety as depression, finds a new Columbia Psychiatry study.
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- April 29, 2016
Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy is associated with an increased rate of offspring depression, a new study has found.
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- April 19, 2016
Heavy cannabis use may alter the brain's dopamine system, revealing patterns of addiction commonly seen in other types of illicit drug use.
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- April 11, 2016
Columbia researchers have created a new mouse model of anorexia that may reveal new ways to treat the disorder.
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