Dr. John Mann Joins Congress in Addressing Stressors Facing Soldiers
November 6, 2009
Suicide in the armed forces has risen sharply in recent years to rates equal to those in comparable, demographically adjusted civilian populations, prompting a $60 million study of suicidality in the Army and Marines...
Dr. Kelly Posner on Student Suicide and College Depression
November 4, 2009
"Forty-nine percent of college students say they’’’’ve been so depressed at any one time that they have trouble functioning..."
Suicide Expert Madelyn Gould Reacts to Teen Suicides in CA
November 2, 2009
"These poor kids died from an untreated psychiatric illness, or undertreated. It's not as if it's a mysterious thing and it's not as if it's not preventable," ...
CATIE Study Leader Jeffrey Lieberman On New Study of Adverse Effects of Antipsychotics
October 29, 2009
"Calls for regular monitoring of weight and metabolic parameters in children and youth and others early in the course of antipsychotic treatment are clearly warranted."
Columbia Psychiatry Reports Important New Finding Re: Parkinson's
October 22, 2009
An unprecedented worldwide study has clinched the case that the gene behind Gaucher disease, a rare neurological disorder, is also involved in Parkinson’’s disease.
Dr. David Shaffer Comments on Suicide Contagion
October 21, 2009
Dr. David Shaffer of Columbia Psychiatry and the New York State Psychiatric Institute agrees with Palo Alto police about not releasing much information to the media.
Dr. Elisabeth Guthrie on a Child's Ability to Distinguish Fantasy from Realty
October 20, 2009
"An 8-year-old would be much better" at distinguishing reality, says Dr. Elisabeth Guthrie of Columbia Psychiatry.
Dr. Paul Appelbaum Comments on the Criminally Insane
October 20, 2009
No one compiles national statistics on such cases, or on how long people remain in custody, said Dr. Paul S. Appelbaum of Columbia [Psychiatry]
Research Begun at NYS Psychiatric Inst. Sheds Light on Infant Learning
October 17, 2009
Early in development infants of many species experience important transitions -- such as learning when to leave the protective presence of their mother to start exploring the wider world.
Columbia Psychiatry's Michael Terman: Let There Be Light
October 16, 2009
SAD, also known as seasonal depression or winter depression, begins affecting people in late fall and can last through early May; in accordance with the time of year when overall daylight is shortest.
