Bipolar Disorder Related Content

Staff Profile: Efrat Shavit, MD

Efrat Shavit, MD, is the associate medical director of the Behavioral Health Partial Hospital Program at McLean Hospital. She is a board certified psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. Dr. Shavit has a particular interest in complementary and...

Staff Profile: Emily E. Carol, PhD

Emily E. Carol, PhD, is the clinic director of the Support, Treatment, and Resilience (STAR) Program at McLean Hospital. In this role, she is involved in STAR’s clinical, outreach, research, and training initiatives. Her expertise is in early identification and intervention for emerging serious...

Staff Profile: Elizabeth Liebson, MD

Elizabeth Liebson, MD, is a psychiatrist at the Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Inpatient Program, dividing her time between clinical work and teaching psychiatry residents and medical students. She is particularly interested in phenomenology and evaluation of first breaks. Dr. Liebson has been a...

Staff Profile: Steven Gans, MD

At McLean, Steven Gans, MD is an attending psychiatrist at the Community Reintegration Unit, leading a team-based approach to the acute management of patients with serious mental illness. His other interests involve the teaching and practice of psychotherapy. Dr. Gans is an active teacher...

Staff Profile: Allison Nelson-Eliot, MSW, LICSW

Allison Nelson-Eliot, MSW, LICSW, is the program director for McLean OnTrack, a first episode psychosis program for young adults. A licensed social worker since 1998, Ms. Nelson-Eliot joined the McLean staff in 2012. Prior to coming on board as a clinician at McLean OnTrack in 2017, Ms. Nelson-Eliot...

Staff Profile: Daniel P. Dickstein, MD, FAAP

Daniel P. Dickstein, MD, FAAP, is a physician-scientist uniquely trained and board-certified in pediatrics, adult psychiatry, and child/adolescent psychiatry. His research lab, the PediMIND Program at McLean Hospital, is focused on identifying the brain and behavior basis behind mental health...

Staff Profile: Laura Strong, LICSW

Laura Strong, LICSW, currently works as a clinical team manager at Appleton, within the Division of Psychotic Disorders at McLean Hospital. Prior to joining Appleton, Ms. Strong worked in several other departments, in both clinical and research roles, including the Psychiatric Neurotherapeutics...

Staff Profile: Shalisha Crouch, PMHNP-BC

Shalisha Crouch, PMHNP-BC, earned her BA degree in psychology at Syracuse University in New York. She then returned to Boston, and worked as a counselor and case manager at various facilities funded by the Department of Mental Health, with all age spans and a variety of cultures. She later completed...

Staff Profile: Rahel Bosson, MD

Rahel Bosson, MD, is a psychiatrist, the medical director of McLean’s Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT), associate program director of the MGH/McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program, associate director of the MGH Center of Immigrant Health, and an instructor in psychiatry...

Community Reintegration Unit

McLean Is Here to Help The Community Reintegration Unit (CRU) is designed for adults in need of crisis stabilization, providing a comprehensive range of services for those struggling with bipolar disorder, depression, and schizophrenia. The program’s short-term treatment model helps individuals to...

Waverley Place

Waverley Place is a community-based support program that provides a recovery-oriented environment for adults facing mental health challenges. Our program supports adults who may experience changes in thinking and concentration, have difficulties with hearing, seeing, or sensing things that others...

Appleton

Appleton provides comprehensive psychiatric treatment for adults ages 18 and over. We aim to support and empower individuals on the path to recovery. Our self-pay program is ideal for those who: Have experienced psychosis or been diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder May also have co...

Staff Profile: Justin T. Baker, MD, PhD

Justin T. Baker, MD, PhD, is the scientific director of the McLean Institute for Technology in Psychiatry (ITP) and director of the Laboratory for Functional Neuroimaging and Bioinformatics at McLean Hospital. He is also an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Baker’s...

Staff Profile: Matthew Schrock, PhD

Matthew Schrock, PhD, specializes in providing evidence-based treatment in a flexible, personalized manner. Specifically, he focuses on cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and mentalization-based approaches for adults...

Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT)

At McLean Hospital, we understand that care doesn’t end when someone leaves the hospital. Our Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) brings clinicians into individuals’ homes and local communities. This allows us to best meet the ongoing needs of people with psychotic disorders such as...

McLean OnTrack™

McLean OnTrack TM provides the best possible care for young adults in the early stages of psychotic disorders. We understand that experiencing psychosis, especially first episode psychosis, can be a period of great uncertainty and hardship for patients and their families. Our outpatient program...