Psychotic Disorders Related Content

Staff Profile: Donald R. Cluett, MD

Donald R. Cluett, MD, is a staff psychiatrist in McLean Hospital’s Adult Outpatient Services. Dr. Cluett provides medication evaluation and management treatment and support to a general adult population with a variety of psychiatric challenges. He incorporates patient education and support with a...

Staff Profile: Kelly Scanlon, LICSW

Kelly Scanlon, LICSW, is the program director at McLean Hospital’s Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT). Since 2014, Ms. Scanlon has worked as a licensed independent clinical social worker in various levels of care at McLean and has supervised junior social workers preparing for their...

Staff Profile: Emma Pascal, MSW, LICSW

Emma Pascal, MSW, LICSW, is a lead social worker on the Community Reintegration Unit at McLean Hospital. She has worked as a licensed independent clinical social worker at McLean Hospital since 2016 and has supervised junior social workers preparing for their LICSW. She has also trained and oriented...

Staff Profile: Byron Garcia, MD

Byron Garcia, MD, is a board-certified adult and child psychiatrist who specializes in the care of adolescents and adults with psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, depression, OCD, and anxiety disorders. As the medical director at McLean SouthEast Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorders Adult...

Staff Profile: Nicole Visaggio, RN

Nicole Visaggio, RN, began working at McLean Hospital as a mental health specialist in 2001. Over time she has been a registered nurse, clinical coordinator, and now nurse manager, all at the Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Inpatient Program. Ms. Visaggio is the author of two research articles in...

Staff Profile: Simon Desjardins, MD, MBA

Simon Desjardins, MD, MBA, is a psychiatrist at the McLean SouthEast at Oak Street Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorders Adult Inpatient Program and an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He earned a medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, completed psychiatric...

Staff Profile: Laura A. DiCola, MD, MSPH

Laura A. DiCola, MD, MSPH, is a staff psychiatrist at McLean OnTrack, a program for first episode psychosis, and the Clinical Evaluation Center. Dr. DiCola completed her medical degree at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and her psychiatry residency at the Massachusetts...

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...

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...

Support, Treatment, and Resilience Program

The Support, Treatment, and Resilience (STAR) Program delivers high-quality outpatient care to teens and young adults ages 14-25 who are at risk of mental health conditions that can cause psychosis. The program offers psychosis risk assessment, individual therapy, medication management, and family...

Staff Profile: David Frederick, MD

David Frederick, MD, earned his medical degree from the Tufts University School of Medicine and completed his psychiatry residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital. He serves as the medical director of McLean’s Appleton residential program, treating chronic psychotic and...

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: Halide Bilge Turkozer, MD

Halide Bilge Turkozer, MD, is a staff psychiatrist at McLean Hospital and an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She is also an investigator at McLean Hospital’s Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Research Program. Her clinical interests include emerging serious mental illnesses in...

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...

Staff Profile: Dost Öngür, MD, PhD

A native of Istanbul, Turkey, Dr. Öngür has a background in neuroscience and clinical psychiatry. He is currently the chief of the Division of Psychotic Disorders, responsible for three inpatient units, a residential facility, a PACT team, two specialty outpatient clinics, and a community support...