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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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- May 8, 2014
Columbia outpatient adolescent psychiatry program helps teens without disrupting their schedules.
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- May 6, 2014
An innovative NIMH-funded research study on personalizing depression treatment is under way at Columbia and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, as well as three other sites nationwide.
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- May 5, 2014
Launching Emerging Adults Program—LEAP—therapy addresses the unique challenges faced by adolescents with anxiety disorders.
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- April 30, 2014
At a recent TED2014 conference, P&S pediatrician and geneticist Wendy Chung presented an overview of autism and the role of genes.
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- April 29, 2014
The May 3–7 meeting of the American Psychiatric Association will include Vice President Joe Biden, actor Alan Alda, and Columbia’s Eric Kandel.
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- April 16, 2014
Psychiatrist Mark Olfson suggests suicide prevention efforts should be focused on specific periods of high risk.
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- April 1, 2014
Autism expert Dr. Catherine Lord offers advice for families of autistic children.
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- March 20, 2014
Physicians may be less likely to intensify blood pressure treatment in patients with uncontrolled hypertension who are also depressed.
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- March 18, 2014
Study finds vitamin D has little to no effect on depression.
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- March 17, 2014
A significant number of mental health professionals would be unwilling to live near or work with someone who has an untreated psychiatric disorder, especially schizophrenia.
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