Home to the country’s top psychiatrists who are leading the field in patient care, research, and medical education.
Last year, we provided care for 20,000 patients and trained 100 residents. Our academic partners — Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons — are consistently ranked No. 1 in NIH funding. With nationally recognized psychiatrists and psychologists across two academic medical center campuses, we can offer robust specialized programs, such as Addiction & Substance Use Rehabilitation, Geriatric Psychiatry, and Ketamine therapy, to respond to our community’s needs.
Online Databases: A Prescription for the Opioid Epidemic
As drug overdoses continue to rise in the United States, doctors and policymakers search for solutions to stem the tide of opioid-related deaths. Researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian/
Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Death Rate
Researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian/
‘Anxiety Cells’ Identified in the Brain’s Hippocampus
Neuroscientists at Columbia University Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco, have found in mice that certain brain cells in the hippocampus fire when the animal is anxious, triggering anxiety-related behaviors. Read the full
The Role of Ketamine in Treatment-Resistant Depression
It is estimated that by 2030 depressive illness will account for more disability than any other illness worldwide. Investigators at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia are studying the use of ketamine as a treatment option for reducing suicidal thoughts in patients with refractory depression. Read the full
Defining Unique Subtypes in Depression
In a quest to better define depression diagnosis, a neuroscientist and psychiatrist at NewYork-Presbyterian/
Newsletters for Medical Professionals
2020 Issue 1
2019 Issue 1
- Research Highlights: Targeting Challenges in Mental Health
2018 Issue 3
2018 Issue 2
- Dr. Francis Lee Named Chair of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine
- A Legacy of Accomplishment
- Promoting New Directions in Suicide Prevention
- Improving Interventions for Mid- and Late-Life Depression
- Borderline Personality Disorder: Presenting a Neuroscience Research Orientation
2018 Issue 1
- Secret Agent Society: Boosting Emotional and Social Skills in Youth
- Mental Health First Aid: Engaging Communities to Improve Access to Quality Service
2017 Issue 2
2017 Issue 1
- Applying Mindfulness Approaches to Stress Reduction
- Tracing and Tagging Memories: Science Fiction Becomes Science Fact