Prof. Dr. Gabriele Fischer
Director, Addiction Clinic, Center of Public Health and Department of Psychiatry & Psychotherapy, Medical University Vienna, Austria
Prof. Christoph U Correll, MD.
The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Northwell Health, Glen Oaks, NY, USA. Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Department of Psychiatry and Molecular Medicine, Hempstead, NY, USA. Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Berlin, Germany.
In this discussion, Professors Christoph Correll and Gabriele Fischer address the complexities of treating patients with cooccurring schizophrenia and substance use disorders. The conversation covers the challenges of managing the comorbidity of these disorders.
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