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Dual therapy study at the Depression Evaluation Service (DES)
Do two antidepressants work faster than one? A new study at the Depression Evaluation Service (DES) at the New York State Psychiatric Institute is investigating whether combining two marketed medications can shorten the delay in antidepressant effects and benefit more depressed patients.
Most depressed people can benefit from our current treatments," states Jonathan W. Stewart, M.D., Co-Director of the DES. "The problem is, not everyone improves with the initial therapy; too many patients have to try one treatment after another before finding what helps them best. We need treatments that work more quickly, and tools that fit the treatment to the patient."
The DES has a number of studies attempting to improve upon the current trial-and-error approach to the treatment of depressive disorders, including a study that uses MRI brain imaging to see how antidepressants work in chronic depression. We are also interested in finding out what happens to children when their parents recover from depression. Click to learn more.
Staffed by faculty at Columbia University's Department of Psychiatry, the DES (tel. 212-543-5734) is at the forefront of the evaluation and treatment of mood disorders. It has Manhattan locations at 1051 Riverside Drive (at 165th St.), and at 1775 Broadway (at 58th St., near Columbus Circle).
Columbia Psychiatry Columbus Circle: New Midtown Manhattan Clinical Trials Site
Columbia Psychiatry, the largest department nationwide comprising the expert psychiatrists at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, is making it possible for the public to participate in cutting-edge research studies. Last year, Columbia Psychiatry introduced an innovative online tool for finding studies to participate in, located on their website at http://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/ct.html
Now, the Department has opened a convenient new location in the Newsweek Building in mid-town Manhattan at 1775 Broadway between W. 57th and 58th streets, just one block from Columbus Circle. This additional facility will be more accessible to residents, who may find it difficult to travel to Columbia Psychiatry’s main facility at 165th St. and Riverside Drive.
Department chairman Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman says, “This new site makes access to our varied clinical trials and other research studies easier for residents in New York City.”
For more information see: http://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/about/newsletter_w_08.pdf
To learn more about the depression studies at Columbia Psychiatry Columbus Circle, call 212-543-5734 or 212-316-2364; for substance abuse studies call (212) 923-3031; for childhood anxiety call (212) 246-5747.
