Early Intervention: Hope for Youth with Serious Mental Illness
DATE: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 — 1 pm New York; 6 pm London
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 — 5 am Sydney; 7 am Auckland
SPEAKER: Patrick McGorry, Executive Director, Orygen Youth Health
Research Center, Melbourne, Australia

Professor Patrick McGorry, international researcher, clinician, and advocate for youth mental health reform, was nominated Australian of the Year 2010 for putting his nation at the forefront of prevention and treatment of mental illness. McGorry leads the Orygen Youth Health Research Center, targeted to the needs of young people with emerging serious mental illness, including first-episode psychosis. The Center and his work have become the models for early identification and treatment efforts around the world. McGorry examines a broad range of biological and psychosocial investigations and interventions in prodromal and first-episode psychosis and mania, reviewing symptoms and possible causes of psychosis as well as early intervention treatments and supports. Join us to learn how research can be translated into practice.

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