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Among young adults who smoke cigarettes, vaping may increase daily cigarette smoking and deter quitting, a new study by Columbia psychiatrists has found.
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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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A new study of elderly Hispanics found that hearing loss increased the risk of depression symptoms.
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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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- July 29, 2015
A diet high in refined carbohydrates may increase risks for not just obesity and diabetes, but also depression, according to a study by Columbia psychiatry researchers.
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- July 2, 2015
Columbia researchers show through mouse models that a pharmaceutical agent may have value as a prophylactic against stress-induced psychiatric disorders.
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- July 1, 2015
Despite concerns that use of antipsychotic medications in treating young people has increased, use actually declined between 2006 and 2010 for children ages 12 and under, and increased for adolescents and young adults.
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- May 21, 2015
The number of young people in the U.S. with mental health problems has decreased, yet the most seriously ill still fail to get the treatment they need.
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- March 25, 2015
In addition to its many physical health benefits, aerobic exercise training has the potential to improve cognitive functioning in individuals with schizophrenia.
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- March 19, 2015
Four P&S physicians—Joy Vink, Nasir Naqvi, Max O'Donnell, and Sameer Sheth—have been named 2015 Gerstner Scholars.
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- March 6, 2015
Columbia’s psychiatry chair Jeffrey Lieberman, MD, discusses his new book, “Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry.”
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- February 20, 2015
Eating Disorders Awareness Week is February 22 – February 28. Tune in to Columbia Psychiatry’s BlogTalkRadio show for treatment news from leaders in the field of eating disorders.
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- February 4, 2015
Using PET imaging, researchers have found that patients with schizophrenia have reduced levels of dopamine in their frontal cortex.
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- December 22, 2014
Columbia has played an important role in studying RAISE treatment model for early schizophrenia, which heads NIMH director’s top 10 list of notable achievements in 2014.
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