Reuters, :
October 15, 2008
Mice Overcome Fear, Depression with Natural Prozac The brain can produce antidepressants with the right signal, a finding that suggests that meditating, or going to your "happy place," truly works, reported Dr. Eric Kandel.
Toledo Blade, :
September 29, 2008
Teenage Suicide is Devastating to Those Left Behind Columbia U Teen Screen Program Assesses Mental Health
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September 22, 2008
Columbia University Medical Center Researchers Say Blood Test to Detect Alzheimer's Risk is Close
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September 12, 2008
NYS Psychiatric Institute/Columbia Researchers Target Opioid Abuse Researchers at the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI)/Columbia are investigating a novel therapy that may have potential in treating opioid abuse.
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September 10, 2008
Vascular Depression is Subtype of Late-Life Depression According to New Study Researchers at Columbia and the NYS Psychiatric Institute and colleagues are the first to show that vascular depression represents a unique subtype ...
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September 10, 2008
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation More Effective For Depression in Those with Less Medication Resistance
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September 9, 2008
NIMH Funds New Studies to Improve Upon Psychotherapy; Barbara Stanley of Columbia and NYS Psychiatric Inst. to Receive Funding
Los Angeles Times, :
August 25, 2008
When religion and healthcare collide by Dr. Richard Sloan Almost every state in the nation has legislation permitting healthcare professionals -- from physicians to nurses to pharmacists -- to deny patients legal medical treatments that they may find religiously objectionable.
, The Vancouver Sun :
August 15, 2008
Happiness can ripen with age, study finds If the Rolling Stones couldn’’t get no satisfaction in their youth, new research suggests they might have a better shot now that they qualify for the seniors’ discount...CUMC expert and lead author Karen Siedlecki, a post-doctoral research fellow says "It’’s encouraging, especially when you think about older Canadians,".
Los Angeles Times, :
August 12, 2008
Medication increasingly replaces psychotherapy, study finds Wider use of antidepressants and other prescription medications has reduced the role of psychotherapy, once the defining characteristic of psychiatric care, according to an analysis published today. The percentage of patients who received psychotherapy fell to 28.9% in 2004-05 from 44.4% in 1996-97, the report in Archives of General Psychiatry said. Researchers attributed the shift to insurance reimbursement policies that favor short medication visits compared with longer psychotherapy sessions, and to the introduction of a new generation of psychotropic medications with fewer side effects. … Dr. Mark Olfson of Columbia University Medical Center, a study author, said patient attitudes might also be hastening the shift. Taking a pill may look a lot easier to patients than psychotherapy, which is more time-consuming and may involve the regular participation of family members.
