49^th Annual Psychopharmacology

OCTOBER 16-19, 2025
Westin copley place

boston 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2025 – TICKETED EVENTS 

(Click on the Thursday topics to download each agenda)

1:00 – 3:00PM            Clozapine Workshop

Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP

4:00 – 8:00PM            The Role of Cannabis in Medicine

                                       Eden Evins, MD, MPH; Bertha Madras, PhD; Deepak Cyril Dsouza, MBBS, MD;

       Jodi Gilman, PhD; Randi Schuster, PhD

4:00 – 8:00PM            Psychosomatic Medicine/ Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 

Theodore A. Stern, MD; Christopher M. Celano, MD; Amy Newhouse, MD  

4:00 – 8:00PM            Obesity and Eating Disorders

                                           Kamryn Eddy, PhD; Laura Holsen, PhD; Ashley Dunford, PhD; Esther Dechant, MD;

      Lauren Breithaupt, PhD; Kendra Becker, PhD; Evelyna Kambanis, PhD

4:00 – 8:00PM            Law & Psychiatry

                                           Matthew Lahaie, MD, JD; Ronald Schouten, MD, JD; Nikhil Mathews, MD, JD; Christine Darsney, PhD

4:00 – 8:00PM            Nutritional, Lifestyle, and Metabolic Psychiatry Program

                                    Uma Naidoo, MD; David Mischoulon, MD; James Greenblatt, MD; Gia Merlo, MD, MBA, Med;

      Kimberley A. Parks, DO; Errol R. Norwitz, MD, PhD, MBA

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2025

8:00 – 8:10AM           Welcoming Remarks & Introduction

Maurizio Fava, MD & Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, MD

MODULE TOPIC – MOOD DISORDERS

8:10 – 8:55AM           Bipolar Depression

Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD

8:55 – 9:40AM           Bipolar Long-Term Management

Roy Perlis, MD

9:40 – 9:55AM           Break

9:55 – 10:40AM         Treatment Resistant Depression

Maurizio Fava, MD

10:40 – 11:20 AM      Panel Discussion

Moderator: Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, MD 

Panelists: Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD, Roy Perlis, MD,

Maurizio Fava, MD

11:20 – 12:20PM        Lunch Break

MODULE TOPIC – ANXIETY/PTSD

12:20 – 1:05PM          PTSD & Insomnia

Amit Chopra, MBBS, DFAPA

1:05 – 1:50PM            Anxiety Disorders and Treatments

Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, MD

1:50 – 2:30PM            Panel Discussion

Moderator: Lee Cohen, MD

Panelists: Amit Chopra, MBBS, DFAPA, Jonah Cohen, PhD, Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, MD

2:30 – 2:45PM            Break

MODULE TOPIC – WOMEN’S HEALTH

2:45 – 3:30PM            Course and Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy

Lee S. Cohen, MD

3:30 – 4:15PM            Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Marlene P. Freeman, MD

4:15 – 4:55PM            Panel Discussion

Moderator: Lee S. Cohen, MD

Panelist:  Marlene P. Freeman, MD, Laura Fagioli Petrillo, EdM, MD

4:55 – 5:15PM            Break

5:15 – 7:15PM            Friday Evening Seminars:

Seminars begin at 5:15 PM and repeat at 6:15 PM.

Natural Medications for Psychiatric Disorders

David Mischoulon, MD, PhD

Psychopharmacology of Sleep Disorders

John Winkelman, MD, PhD

Prodromes, Early Detection, and Prevention of Major Psychiatric Illnesses

Daphne Holt, MD, PhD

Mental Health and the Benefits of a Healthy Lifestyle

Maren Nyer, PhD

Stimulation and/or Surgical Approaches to Psychiatric Illness

Darin Dougherty, MD

PMDD and Depression During the Menopausal Transition: New Insights

Laura Fagioli Petrillo, EdM, MD

Suicide

Theodore A. Stern, MD

7:15 PM                      Adjourn

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2025

8:00 – 8:05 AM          Welcoming Remarks & Introduction

Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP

MODULE TOPIC – PSYCHOSIS

8:05 – 8:50AM           First-Episode Psychosis and Schizophrenia

Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP

8:50 – 9:35AM           Management of Side Effects of Antipsychotics

Abigail Donovan, MD

9:35 – 9:50AM           Break

MODULE TOPIC – KETAMINE & ESKETAMINE

9:50 – 10:35AM         Ketamine and Esketamine: From Research to Clinical Practice

Cristina Cusin, MD

10:35 – 11:15AM       Panel Discussion

Moderator: David Mischoulon, MD

Panelists: Cristina Cusin, MD, Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP, Abigail Donovan, MD

11:15 – 12:15PM        Lunch Break

MODULE TOPIC – NEW THERAPIES: WHAT IS ON THE HORIZON?

12:15 – 1:00PM          Psychedelics

Franklin King, MD

1:00 – 1:45PM            New Treatments for Schizophrenia

Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP

1:45 – 2:00PM            Break

2:00 – 2:45PM            Neuromodulation and Interventional Psychiatry

Joan Camprodon, MD, MPH

2:45-3:30 PM             Amplifying and Extending the Effects of Addiction Treatment

John F. Kelly, PhD                            

3:30 – 4:20 PM           Panel Discussion

Moderator: Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP

Panelists: Franklin King, MD, Joan Camprodon, MD, MPH, John F. Kelly, PhD

4:20 – 4:30PM            Break

4:30 – 5:30PM            Saturday Evening Seminars:

Seminars begin at 4:30 PM and do not repeat.

Violence Risk Assessment in Clinical Practice**

James Barrett, PhD; Superintendent Frederick Cabral

Geriatrics Psychopharmacology

Jennifer R. Gatchel, MD, PhD

Illuminating the Black Box: Antidepressants, Youth and Suicide

Khadijah Watkins, MD, MPH

Traumatic Brain Injury: A Neuropsychiatric Perspective

Kaloyan S. Tanev, MD

The Neurobiology of Addiction

Jodi Gilman, PhD

Adult Autism

Gagan Joshi, MD

Psychopharmacology of Autism

Chris McDougle, MD

Pharmacologic Approach to Psychiatric Urgent Care

Meaghan Rudolph, MS, RN, PMHCNS-BC

5:30 PM                      Adjourn

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2025

7:55- 8:00 AM            Welcoming Remarks & Introduction

David Rubin, MD

MODULE TOPIC – ADDICTION

8:00 – 8:40AM           Alcohol and Opioids

Vinod Rao, MD, PhD

8:40 – 9:20AM           Treatment of Tobacco Use Disorders

Anne Eden Evins, MD 

9:20 – 9:50AM           Panel Discussion

Moderator:  David Rubin, MD

Panelists: Vinod Rao, MD, PhD, Anne Eden Evins, MD

9:50 – 10:05AM         Break

MODULE TOPIC – OCD

10:05 – 10:50 AM      Psychopharmacology of OCD

Lisa M. Zakhary, MD, PhD

10:50 – 11:35 AM      Psychopharmacology for Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders

Erica Greenberg, MD

11:35 – 12:20PM        Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Digital Interventions for OCD and Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders

Sabine Wilhelm, PhD

12:20 – 12:50PM        Panel Discussion

Moderator: Sabine Wilhelm, PhD

Panelists: Lisa M. Zakhary, MD, PhD, Erica Greenberg, MD

12:50 – 1:50PM          Lunch Break

MODULE TOPIC – ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

1:50 – 2:35PM            Pediatric Bipolar Disorder and Mood Disorders

Janet Wozniak, MD

2:35 – 3:20PM            ADHD

Timothy Wilens, MD

3:20 – 4:05PM            Drug Interactions

Jonathan E. Alpert, MD, PhD

4:05 – 4:45PM            Panel Discussion

Moderator: Timothy Wilens, MD

Panelists: Jonathan E. Alpert, MD, Janet Wozniak, MD

4:45 PM                      Adjourn