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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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- September 26, 2017
Marijuana use significantly increases the risk of developing an opioid use disorder, a new study from Columbia Psychiatry has found.
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- September 20, 2017
Suicide attempts among U.S. adults are on the rise, especially among young adults between 21 and 34 years of age, a new CUMC study has found.
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- September 6, 2017
Place cells in the brains of mice with a disorder similar to schizophrenia do not adapt to changing environments, impairing memory.
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- July 17, 2017
A study showed that violent thoughts and recent violent behavior may predict future violence in people at high risk for psychosis.
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- June 14, 2017
Prenatal exposure to maternal fever during the second trimester raised odds of autism spectrum disorder by 40 percent, Mailman researchers found.
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- June 9, 2017
For patients with schizophrenia, antipsychotic medications do not have negative long-term effects on outcomes or the brain, according to a panel of experts.
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- June 5, 2017
Chronic pain coupled with a psychiatric disorder is a pressing issue that should be considered when providing treatment, say Mailman researchers.
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- May 19, 2017
Neurosurgeon Sameer Sheth uses deep brain stimulation to treat depression in patients who have not been helped with other therapies.
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- May 12, 2017
Opioid receptors in the brain are responsible for the antidepressant effects of tianeptine, a new study from CUIMC researchers has found.
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- April 28, 2017
Neuronal branches become tangled in mice lacking Pcdh genes, leading to signs of depression or sensory deficits when specific genes are absent, studies find.
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