NOTE: Thursday ticketed events, and Friday and Saturday evening seminars are NOT included in the virtual registration option. These sessions will NOT be live-streamed.
Please Note: The conference will be held in Easter Daylight Time (EDT)
We invite you to attend the 49th Annual Psychopharmacology Conference virtually! This psychiatry conference examines the latest research and treatment advances across dozens of mental health conditions. It offers in-depth information that is important for all mental health and primary care settings. Topics include ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, OCD, psychosis, PTSD, substance use disorders, and much more.
In every session, our faculty share data from new clinical trials. They match it up against prior data and discuss what the changes mean. They also examine standards of care and share innovative ways to make care better. The agenda touches on many complex topics in mental health. Managing side effects, drug interactions, natural medications, combining pharmacologic and psychosocial treatments, and much more.
Most important of all, our faculty focus on how to translate all these insights into your daily practice. This empowers you to optimize your care for patients with psychiatric conditions. That makes our event ideal for professionals in psychiatry, primary care, psychology, and nursing.
You will receive email communication (to the email registered to your MGH Psychiatry Academy account) as we get closer to the conference date with details on the Zoom instructions and attending virtually.
3-DAY PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY CONFERENCE
MDs/Doctoral-Level Professionals:
Super Early Bird Registration (on or before July 25, 2025) $800
Early Bird Registration (on or before September 5, 2025) $925.00
Regular Registration (after September 5, 2025) $1049.00
Other Professionals or Trainees:
Super Early Bird Registration (on or before July 25, 2025) $650.00
Early Bird Registration (on or before September 5, 2025) $725.00
Regular Registration (after September 5, 2025) $825.00
The conference occurs live at the Westin Copley Place in Boston. For more information about in-person attendance and the venue, please visit our live registration page:
We provide all attendees with completely free access to all slide presentations in digital PDF format prior to the conference. This is an environmentally friendly alternative and helps keep costs lower for all attendees. The e-syllabus will be available for 30 days after the conference.
No refunds will be issued for refund requests. Payments made may not be applied to future conferences or other educational activities. There are no exceptions to these policies.
Board certification and recertification exams are critical career moments. That is why you should rely on the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Update & Board Preparation, Fourth Edition. It puts our 80+ years of clinical experience at your fingertips to help you prepare for your exam.
Purchase a print copy of our Board Preparation book here!
As part of recertification requirements, physicians must participate in Maintenance of Certification Program (MOC) activities like this one to cultivate a focus on lifelong learning and competency throughout one’s profession. This module helps you hone in on clinical and practice management skills that are central to quality patient care and improved outcomes for patients.
This program is intended for psychiatrists, psychologists, general and family practice physicians, psychiatric nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and social workers.
Accreditation pending - please check back for more information.
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
49th Annual Psychopharmacology
OCTOBER 16-19, 2025
Westin copley place
boston
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
Course Directors:
Maurizio Fava, MD
Jerrold Rosenbaum, MD
Accreditation pending - please check back for more information.
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