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The Department of Psychiatry's annual Schizophrenia Education Day presents new research findings and important clinical topics for patients with schizophrenia and their families. Clinicians share their vision of modern psychiatric treatment that is preventive, patient-centered and oriented toward recovery and physical health.

2024: 22nd Annual Schizophrenia Day

From left to right: Lauren Utter, PsyD; Joshua Roffman, MD; Daphne Holt, MD, PhD; Carol Lim, MD, MPH; Cheryl Foo, PhD, Corrine Cather, PhD; Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP, Abigail Donovan, MD.

Progress in understanding the genetic origins of schizophrenia
Joshua Roffman, MD, MMSc

Progress in the pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia: Beyond dopamine
Carol Lim, MD, MPH

Progress in maximizing the impact of psychosocial interventions for psychosis: Beyond the clinic
Cheryl Y. S. Foo, PhD

2023: 21st Annual Schizophrenia Day

No Health Without Planetary Health: Climate Change and Mental Illness
Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP

Neighborhoods and Mental Health: Effects on Psychosis Risk
Teresa Vargas, PhD

Criminal Legal Involvement for People with Serious Mental Illness
Faith Scanlon, PhD

Current Challenges in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Abigail Donovan, MD

2022: 20th Annual Schizophrenia Education Day

Schizophrenia care – 20 years of progress
Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP

Research on the neural basis of schizophrenia “then” and “now”
Daphne J. Holt, MD, PhD

MGH Psychosis Clinical and Research Program: stage-based care for schizophrenia
Abigail Donovan, MD

Therapy for people recovering from psychosis: harnessing its promise
Cori Cather, PhD

2021: Early Lessons from COVID-19

Welcome
Daphne J. Holt, MD, PhD

Serious Mental Illness During a Pandemic
Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP

The Impact of COVID-19 on Persons With Lived Experience
Abigail Wright, PhD

Resilience During COVID-19
Daphne J. Holt, MD, PhD

Patient and Clinician Experiences During COVID-19
Cori Cather, PhD

The impact of COVID-19 on young people and pathways to recovery
Nicole DrTore, PhD

2019: Advances in Integrated Community Care for People with Serious Mental Illness

Community Psychiatry Progress and Challenges - Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP, co-director of the Schizophrenia Clinical and Research Program

Should I go to the gym today? Exercise as a Valuable Part of Recovery and Well-Being - Julia Browne, PhD, a clinical and research fellow in the Center of Excellence for Psychosocial and Systemic Research

Early Detection of Psychosis in Your Neighborhood, School and Doctor’s Office, What Will It Take - Daphne J. Holt, MD, PhD, co-director of the Schizophrenia Clinical and Research Program, director of the Emotion and Social Neuroscience Laboratory and specialist in the Resilience Program.

Priorities and Needs of Individuals Affiliated with Recovery Communities Across Massachusetts - certified peer specialists Jacqueline Martinez, Sandra Whitney-Sarles and Anne Whitman

The Center of Excellence for Psychosocial and Systemic Research: Who are we, what have we done and where are we going? - Cori Cather, PhD, a clinician-researcher with training in behavioral medicine and cognitive behavioral therapy

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2017 & 2018 Event Videos

2018: Progress in Schizophrenia: New Insights into Brain Development - Topics include development of new drugs and technology for treating schizophrenia and how early brain development may be related to development of schizophrenia.

2017: “Outside the Box" in Psychosis Treatment - Towards stage-based & symptom-targeted interventions. Topics include risk and resilience in vulnerable youth, early intervention for first episode psychosis, and the new treatment options.

Use of Information Technology in Schizophrenia - Hannah Brown, MD, director of research for the First Episode and Early Psychosis Program

Update on Early Brain Development and Risk for Schizophrenia - Joshua Roffman, MD, MMSc, director of research for the Schizophrenia Clinical and Research Program

Cannabis Update for Patients with Schizophrenia - A. Eden Evins, MD, MPH, director of the Center for Addiction Medicine

New Drug Development for Schizophrenia - Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP, co-director of the Schizophrenia Clinical and Research Program

Risk & Resilience: Tipping the Balance in Vulnerable Youth - Daphne J. Holt, MD, PhD

Intervening Early & Well with a First Episode of Psychosis - Yoshio Kaneko, MD

Autism Spectrum Disorder & Schizophrenia: Shared Traits & Treatment - Drew C. Coman, PhD

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A New Treatment Approach for Psychiatric Disorders - Tracy Barbour, MD

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Schizophrenia Education Day 2016

November 5, 2016

The 14th Annual Schizophrenia Education Day presented new research findings and important clinical topics for patients with schizophrenia and their families. Clinicians shared their vision of modern psychiatric treatment that is preventive, patient-centered and oriented towards recovery and physical health.

Watch archived presentations from the event.

Open dialogue: A family-based approach to care for early-episode psychosis - Chris Gordon, MD

Is it shyness or lack of interest? Using neuroscience to understand negative symptoms - Daphne J. Holt, MD, PhD

A mentalization-based approach to social deficits in schizophrenia - Benjamin K. Brent, MD, MS

What new studies of adolescent brain development are telling us about schizophrenia - Joshua L. Roffman, MD

This program is made possible by anonymous donors who have given generously to support this program.

Schizophrenia Education Day 2015

The Psychosis of Everyday Life: Implications for Early Detection and Prevention - Daphne J. Holt, MD, PhD

Improving cancer outcomes for individuals with schizophrenia - Kelly Irwin, MD

Becoming Your Own Best Resource: Lessons from the Illness Management and Recovery Curriculum - Adrienne T. Gerken, MD

New Treatments for Schizophrenia - Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FAPM

These videos are provided with generous funding from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Cambridge/Middlesex.

Schizophrenia Education Day, 2014

12th Annual Schizophrenia Education Day presented by the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Why Do We Sleep? The Critical Role of Sleep in Learning and Memory 
Dara Manoach, PhD

Drilling Down to Bedrock: An Update on the Genetics of Schizophrenia 
Joshua Roffman, MD, MMSc

Health Recovery: A Holistic Approach to Care
Sarah MacLaurin, APRN

My Voices Ate My Homework: Schizophrenia in the Developing Adolescent
John Tyson, MD