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Columbia researchers are using AI to spot early signs of schizophrenia in Medicaid data—pushing psychiatry toward faster, more accurate, and more equitable diagnosis.
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A new study from Columbia researchers adds to growing evidence that in utero SSRI exposure has significant long-term effects on the child.
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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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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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- February 20, 2019
A new study suggests that antidepressants may control symptoms of schizophrenia better than other types of psychiatric drugs when combined with antipsychotic drugs.
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- January 2, 2019
A new study of elderly Hispanics found that hearing loss increased the risk of depression symptoms.
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- September 25, 2018
Insomnia accounts for a significantly greater loss of quality of life at the population level than arthritis, obesity, or depressive disorders, a new study from Columbia Psychiatry has found.
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- September 7, 2018
For parents struggling with a child's back-to-school anxiety, Columbia University psychologist Anne Marie Albano has some advice.
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- September 5, 2018
The brain’s spiny neurons help us make decisions, but without a dose of dopamine at a specific time in childhood, the neurons remain immature.
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- August 21, 2018
A Mailman study of more than 1 million pregnancies in Finland reports that prenatal exposure to elevated levels of DDT is associated with an increased risk for autism.
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- August 13, 2018
Letters written to frequent prescribers of Seroquel, which can cause harmful side effects in the elderly, significantly reduced the number of prescriptions for Medicare patients.
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- August 2, 2018
A new clinical trial suggests that donepezil does not improve cognitive performance in people with mild cognitive impairment who also have clinical depression.
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- July 13, 2018
Neuroimaging studies of children with autism reveal structural differences in the cerebellum, a neuron-dense brain region.
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- June 28, 2018
New brain cells born during adulthood increase resilience to stress by dampening activity in the brain’s hippocampus, finds a new study from researchers in Columbia Psychiatry.
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