Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia

Lieuwe de Haan (MD, PhD) is a psychiatrist and professor in psychotic disorders at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Since 1993, he has devoted his professional life to patients with psychotic disorders. He leads an early psychosis intervention clinic and the psychosis research group at the Amsterdam University Medical Center and at Arkin in Amsterdam. He is involved in many international research collaborations concerning psychosis. Together with colleagues, he has published over 700 peer-reviewed manuscripts. His research interests include: subjective experiences of antipsychotic treatment; genetic risks, other biological and psychosocial factors and outcomes of psychosis; obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with psychotic disorders; psychopharmacological and family treatment of cannabis use in patients with psychosis; and dose-reduction of antipsychotic medication after remission of the first psychotic episode. He is dedicated to educating patients and their loved ones about psychosis and schizophrenia.