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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 23, 2023
Columbia Psychiatry launched the Intensive Adolescent & Family DBT Program in December 2022 to helps teenagers struggling with mental health issues get back into their lives.
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- May 18, 2023
Therapists, when at their best, do more than understand and respond; the process requires an act of creativity, of imagination.
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- May 2, 2023
Poor mental health is thought to accelerate aging, but a new study suggests the reverse process may also occur.
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- April 25, 2023
The center will catalyze the scientific innovation and clinical implementation of precision medicine to advance the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness.
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- April 14, 2023
Columbia psychiatrist Frances Levin co-chairs a new committee that will write the first-ever U.S. guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD.
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- April 10, 2023
A Columbia University study of post-menopausal women seeking treatment for depression may yield answers about antidepressants and bone loss risk.
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- March 30, 2023
The center seeks to reinvent prenatal care, address the mental health of parents, improve the overall health of infants, and promote family well-being.
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- March 28, 2023
The governor met with Columbia psychiatrists in a visit to the New York State Psychiatric Institute to launch a statewide listening tour to explore issues affecting the mental health of youth.
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- March 20, 2023
The driving force for children’s well-being during the COVID pandemic was their family's financial capacity, not school closures.
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- February 24, 2023
Depression after a stroke is very common and treatable but sometimes difficult to diagnose.
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