Schizophrenia and the Family with Dr. Lisa Dixon

July 22, 2010
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

CAMH College Street site auditorium
250 College Street, Toronto

The Schizophrenia Program at CAMH, the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario and SiG@MaRS present:

Dr. Lisa Dixon
Schizophrenia and the Family

Please join us for this exciting informational event with Dr. Lisa Dixon.

Dr. Dixon is an associate professor of medicine and psychiatry at the University of Maryland , her research focuses on schizophrenia and family treatment. Through these efforts she has found that family interventions are very effective in improving communication and relationships, she continues to research the effectiveness of family programming in preventing relapses and lessening symptoms.

Dr. Dixon has had over 100 papers published in peer– reviewed journals. She is also actively involved in NAMI and has a brother living with schizophrenia.

Dr. Dixon received her Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Harvard in 1980 and her medical degree from Weill Medical College of Cornell University in 1985. After completing her residency at the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic in 1989, she completed a research fellowship at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center. She later earned a Masters in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.

As this event is free of charge, space is limited!
Please RSVP at 416-449-6830 or knicholls@schizophrenia.on.ca

For more information please contact:

Telephone: 416-449-6830
Email: knicholls@schizophrenia.on.ca

Updated July 14, 2010