Psychiatry

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Melinda Lantz, MD, Assumes Leadership Role

Melinda Lantz, MD, Assumes Leadership Role

Members of the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) have elected Mount Sinai Beth Israel physician Melinda Lantz, MD, to become the organization’s President. Dr. Lantz, Vice Chair, Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry, and Associate Professor of...

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Celebrating Trailblazer Pamela Sklar, MD, PhD

Celebrating Trailblazer Pamela Sklar, MD, PhD

Luminaries in the study of psychiatric genomics joined the Mount Sinai community in celebrating the work of the late Pamela Sklar, MD, PhD, a groundbreaking psychiatrist and neuroscientist who made major discoveries that established the genetic roots of...

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Addiction Institute to Explore Effective Therapies

Addiction Institute to Explore Effective Therapies

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai recently opened a new Addiction Institute that will address one of the nation’s greatest health concerns by exploring effective treatments for patients with substance abuse problems. “Bringing science to bear on the...

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Why Marijuana Has the Potential to Treat Opioid Addiction

Why Marijuana Has the Potential to Treat Opioid Addiction

Yasmin Hurd, PhD, a professor of psychiatry, neuroscience, and pharmacology and systems therapeutics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, discusses her new report on marijuana, and its potential to curb opioid addiction. Watch the video See more Mount Sinai...

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