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Deaths from suicide and overdose are left out of most estimates of maternal mortality, but in a new paper, Columbia researchers argue that these deaths represent a large and growing problem.
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Though few in number, neurons that are created in the brain during adulthood have an outsized impact on mood and memory because of their unparalleled networking and communication abilities.
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A new study suggests that depression and GI trouble sometimes spring from the same source—low serotonin—and identifies a potential treatment that could ease both conditions.
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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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- August 31, 2016
Metformin reduces weight gain in children with autism who also take an antipsychotic, researchers at Columbia and other centers have found.
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- August 29, 2016
New findings suggest that most Americans with depression receive no treatment, and overtreatment of depression may also be widespread.
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- August 19, 2016
Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center found that men had greater pain relief than women after smoking marijuana.
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- August 18, 2016
A P&S physician discusses her goals for the psychiatry profession and the future of suicide prevention.
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- July 28, 2016
Reducing firearm access, smart gun technology, and public education could reduce firearm suicides in the United States, a new report finds.
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- July 28, 2016
Dr. Joshua Gordon has been selected as the new director of the National Institute of Mental Health at the NIH.
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- July 22, 2016
People with moderate or severe pain have a 41 percent higher risk of developing prescription opioid use disorders, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have found.
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- June 16, 2016
In cases of complicated grief, an antidepressant is useful for treating co-occurring depressive symptoms, a new Columbia study has found.
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- June 6, 2016
An international observational study led by Columbia University researchers has uncovered widespread differences in the treatment of patients with common chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and depression.
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- May 26, 2016
Researchers from Columbia and Finland report an association between maternal nicotine level during pregnancy and increased risk for schizophrenia in children.
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