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Health

Why Universities Must Improve Student Mental Health Care

Jeffrey Lieberman M.D. on December 9, 2015

College's are breeding grounds for mental disorders, it's time to address this problem by providing effective mental health services.

College's are breeding grounds for mental disorders, it's time to address this problem by providing effective mental health services.

Gratitude

Remembering a Medical Man for All Seasons

Jeffrey Lieberman M.D. on September 22, 2015

A wise and gentle voice of humanity bids farewell.

A wise and gentle voice of humanity bids farewell.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

What Do Hypoactive Sexual Desire and PTSD Have in Common?

Jeffrey Lieberman M.D. on September 22, 2015

Science and social pressures influence how and when drugs are developed by the pharmaceutical industry.

Science and social pressures influence how and when drugs are developed by the pharmaceutical industry.

Gender

Bruce Jenner's Transformation

Jeffrey Lieberman M.D. on June 11, 2015

Illuminating gender identity.

Illuminating gender identity.

Health

March Madness

Jeffrey Lieberman M.D. on March 24, 2015

Students and parents rarely consider that they might need mental health services during college and often urgently. For this reason, they would be well advised to include the quality and availability of mental health services along with traditional considerations as they decide on the college of their choice.

Students and parents rarely consider that they might need mental health services during college and often urgently. For this reason, they would be well advised to include the quality and availability of mental health services along with traditional considerations as they decide on the college of their choice.

Ketamine

The Ketamine Challenge

Jeffrey Lieberman M.D. on December 21, 2014

Ketamine treatment of mental disorders offers great hope and therapeutic potential for many patients with mental disorders. However, the groundswell of enthusiasm and desire by patients and doctors for new treatments may be expanding its use prematurely and ahead of our scientific understanding of its use.

Ketamine treatment of mental disorders offers great hope and therapeutic potential for many patients with mental disorders. However, the groundswell of enthusiasm and desire by patients and doctors for new treatments may be expanding its use prematurely and ahead of our scientific understanding of its use.

Homeland is not only one of the best shows on television, but one of the best fictional portrayals of mental illness.