Early Detection and Prevention of Psychotic Disorders: Ready for “Prime Time”?

Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Early Detection and Prevention of Psychotic Disorders: Ready for “Prime Time”?

Research suggesting significantly better outcomes in schizophrenia when it is treated early has led to efforts to provide coordinated, multispecialty care as soon as possible to individuals who experience a first episode of psychosis. The next advance with a potentially game-changing impact will be the development of reliable means of identifying and treating those at high risk prior to a first psychotic episode. I will discuss efforts to develop more precise diagnostic measures using biomarkers and innovative treatments for preventive intervention, research that could lead disease-modifying treatments.

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Presented by 
Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D.
Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D.
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Lawrence C. Kolb Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry, Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Lieber Chair for Schizophrenia Research

Director, New York State Psychiatric Institute

Psychiatrist-in-Chief, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center

Scientific Council Member (Joined 2001)

2006 Lieber Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Schizophrenia Research

2007, 1999 Distinguished Investigator Grant

 
Moderated by
Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D.
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
 

Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., serves as the President & CEO of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, the largest private funder of mental health research grants. Dr. Borenstein developed the Emmy-nominated public television program “Healthy Minds,” and serves as host and executive producer of the series. The program, broadcast nationwide, is available online, and focuses on topics in psychiatry in order to educate the public, reduce stigma and offer a message of hope. Dr. Borenstein also serves as Editor-in-Chief of Psychiatric News, the newspaper of the American Psychiatric Association.

Dr. Borenstein is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and serves as the Chair of the Section of Psychiatry at the Academy. He also has served as the President of the New York State Psychiatric Association. Dr. Borenstein earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard and his medical degree at New York University.