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When Healers Share, Healing Spreads

The recent New York Times feature on dissociative identity disorder (DID) did something rare. It approached a complex and often misunderstood diagnosis with care, nuance, and humanity. Rather than relying on caricature or sensationalism, it centered the lived experiences of people navigating DID and...

Supporting Providers With Free, Expert-Led Online Courses on OCD, Anxiety, and Borderline Personality Disorder

McLean Hospital has expanded its education offerings with two new online courses that are free and accessible to all. These on-demand resources—Anxiety and OCD in Kids and Teens and Myth, Interrupted: The Truth About BPD and Self-Harm—are designed to educate and empower health care providers...

Shedding Light on Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Global Conference Breaks Barriers

Last September, mental health professionals from around the world gathered virtually for a groundbreaking event: Stronger Together: Dissociative Identity Disorder Past, Present, and Future. Hosted by McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School Continuing Education, the conference offered a deep dive...

Mentoring Tomorrow’s Mental Health Providers

Many students know their career path from the day they enter college, if not before. But for those who find themselves pondering their next steps as graduation approaches, McLean Hospital now offers an opportunity to road test some of their ideas. The Post-Baccalaureate Child and Adolescent Clinical...

Video: McLean’s PBac Clinical Fellowship: What You Want To Know

McLean Hospital offers a two-year Post-Baccalaureate Clinical (PBac) Fellowship Program for college graduates interested in pursuing a career in mental health. This guided, entry-level professional experience is shaped by the four pillars of McLean’s mission: excellence in clinical care...

Trauma-Informed Training Workshops Prompt Meaningful Changes, According to Outcomes Surveys

A study of 598 people across various industries who underwent a two-day training workshop where they learned about trauma-informed care and how to deploy these skills within their organizations, found participants reported significant gains in knowledge of trauma and made improvements to...

Video: Lecture – Pediatric Depression: Evidence-Based and Emerging Treatments, Including Ketamine

Presented by Michael Bloch, MD, MS, Child Study Center – Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series lecture

Video: Lecture – Homelessness and Mental Illness: Clinical Practice, Prediction, and Policy

Presented by Katherine A. Koh, MD, MSc, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program – Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series lecture

Tackling the Mental Health Crisis Among Young People—One Intern at a Time

You need only turn on the nightly news to be reminded of the mental health crisis facing today’s young people. According to Daniel P. Dickstein, MD, FAAP, chief of McLean’s Nancy and Richard Simches Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, providing access to care in an efficient, affordable...

Video: Lecture – The Alfred Pope Award for Early Career Investigators 2023

Honoring Andrea M. Cataldo, PhD, and Antonia V. Seligowski, PhD, McLean Hospital – The Alfred Pope Award for Early Career Investigators Each year, McLean Hospital recognizes young researchers with the Alfred Pope Award for Early Career Investigators. The honor is named for one of the hospital’s most...

Video: Lecture – No Quality Without Equity

Presented by Kedar Mate, MD, Institute for Healthcare Improvement – The Edward P. Lawrence Quality Care Lecture

Video: Lecture – Gender Differences in Substance Use Disorders

Presented by Kathleen T. Brady, MD, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina – Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series lecture

Video: Lecture – Improving Mental Health Care for Our Nation’s Veterans

Presented by Ilse Wiechers, MD, MPP, MHS, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series lecture

Video: Lecture – Facilitating Affirming and Inclusive Therapy Groups: A Multicultural Orientation Approach

Presented by Martin Kivlighan, PhD, Iowa College of Education – The Joseph P. Powers Memorial Lecture

Video: Lecture – Gender Differences in Substance Use Disorders: From Science to Treatment

Presented by Shelly F. Greenfield, MD, MPH, McLean Hospital – McLean Forum lecture

Video: Lecture – Network Approaches for Precision Psychiatry

Presented by Olu Ajilore, MD, PhD, University of Illinois-Chicago – Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series

Video: Lecture – Taking Action: Social Work and Civic Health

Presented by Eleanor Zambrano, MSW, LICSW, Boston University School of Social Work – The 2023 Golda Edinburg Lecture

Video: Lecture – COVID-19, the Frame, and the Changing Face of Psychotherapy

Presented by Glen O. Gabbard, MD, Baylor College of Medicine – The Adam Corneel Major Teachers in Psychotherapy Lecture

Video: Lecture – Physician Health and Wellness

Presented by Lee H. Park, MD, MPH, Mass General Brigham – Visiting Scholar Series lecture

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Presented by Grace Chang, MD, MPH, Harvard VA Boston Healthcare System Psychiatry – Cathie Cook Memorial Lecture

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