Nicholas Breitborde, PhD

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Biography

I am Nicholas Breitborde, PhD, professor and Charles F. Sinsabuagh Endowed Chair of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at The Ohio State University College of Medicine., As a psychologist, I specialize in schizophrenia, mood disorders with psychosis, and population-level mental health outcomes. My research focuses on early psychosis intervention, serious mental illness and the factors that influence health and mortality among people living with psychiatric conditions. 

As director of the Early Psychosis Intervention Center (EPICENTER) at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, and as vice chair of Community Behavioral Health there, I lead and support research aimed at improving outcomes for individuals experiencing early psychosis and other serious mental health conditions. My work examines how evidence-based interventions can improve people’s quality of life, reduce their barriers to care and strengthen community-based behavioral health services. 

I serve as a Senior Collaborator for the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study, contributing expertise in mental health, , health financing, and all-cause mortality. My research has been widely cited and supported by organizations including the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Through my research, I seek to advance the understanding of serious mental illness and develop approaches that improve care, recovery and long-term outcomes for individuals and communities. 

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Research