Psychiatry

Schizophrenia

Expert Perspectives in Schizophrenia to Cover Key Topics in Schizophrenia Treatment

expert perspectives by John M. Kane, MD; Jonathan M. Meyer, MD; Leslie Citrome, MD, MPH

Overview

Expert Perspectives delivers health care providers with insights from key thought leaders on the latest advancements and current practices in medicine, in a concise and timely format. This issue of Expert Perspectives in Schizophrenia will feature selected topics in Schizophrenia that we hope you will find of value in your clinical practice.

The clinicians who were surveyed selected the following experts and topics.

Community-Selected Experts:

Leslie Citrome, MD, MPH

Clinical Professor Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences New York Medical College Valhalla, NY

John M. Kane, MD

Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health Services Northwell Health Zucker Hillside Hospital Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell New Hyde Park, NY

Jonathan M. Meyer, MD

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry University of California, San Diego Psychopharmacology Consultant California Department of State Hospitals Sacramento, CA

Community-Selected Topics:

Expert Roundtables

• Newer Antipsychotic Therapies: Safety and Tolerability • Treatment Perspectives: The Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia • Individualizing Pharmacotherapy for Patients With Schizophrenia • Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk in Patients With Serious Psychiatric Illness

Clinical Topic Updates

• Differing Mechanisms of Action in the Treatment of Schizophrenia • Blood Glucose and Prolactin Levels in Patients With Schizophrenia • Current Thinking on Antipsychotic Medications for Relapse Prevention • Identifying High-Risk Individuals Prior to Schizophrenia Onset

Patient Care Perspectives

• Managing Adherence and Tolerability Issues in Patients With Schizophrenia • Family Support and Nonpharmacologic Interventions in Schizophrenia • Cognition and Socio-Cognitive Skills in Patients With Schizophrenia • Functional Level in Schizophrenia Post Stabilization With Antipsychotic Medication

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John M. Kane, MD

Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health Services
Northwell Health
Zucker Hillside Hospital
Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
New Hyde Park, NY

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Jonathan M. Meyer, MD

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
University of California, San Diego
Psychopharmacology Consultant
California Department of State Hospitals
Sacramento, CA