Director, Early Psychosis Intervention Center (EPICENTER)
Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
1670 Upham Drive
Columbus, OH 43210
Nicholas.Breitborde@osumc.edu
Education
BA, Grinnell College, Psychology & History, 2000
BA, Honors in Psychology, 2000
MA, University of California, Los Angeles, Psychology (Clinical), 2003
C.Phil., University of California, Los Angeles, Psychology (Clinical), 2005
Predoctoral Clinical Internship, Program in Clinical and Community Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 2006-2007
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, Psychology (Clinical), 2007
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 2007-2009
Academic Positions
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 2009-2010
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 2010-2015
- Faculty, Arizona Center for the Biology of Complex Diseases, 2012-2015
- Director of Clinical Training, Predoctoral Psychology Internship, Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, 2013-2015
- Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University, 2014-2015
- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, 2015
- Associate Professor-Clinical, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University, 2015-Present
- Associate Professor-Clinical, Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, 2015-Present
Professional Licensure
- Ohio Psychologist License, 2015-Present
Honors and Awards
- Charles Hughes Fellowship in Cultural Psychiatry, Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture, 2006
- Michael Goldstein Distinguished Research Award, UCLA Clinical Psychology Program, 2007
- Training Director’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Psychology Internship, Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, 2011
- Senior Residents’ Award for Excellence in Psychiatric Education, University of Arizona Medical Center, South Campus, Department of Psychiatry, 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2014
- Senior Residents’ Award for Excellence in Psychiatric Education, University of Arizona Medical Center, University Campus, Department of Psychiatry, 2013
- Herring-Farrell Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Psychology Internship, Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, 2014 and 2015
Professional Affiliations
- American Psychological Association
- International Early Psychosis Association
- Ohio Psychological Association
- Society for Research in Psychopathology
Selected Publications
Breitborde, N.J.K., Guirgis, H., Stearns, W., Carpenter, K., Lteif, G., Pine, J.G., Storey, N., Wastler, H., & Moe, A.M. (2020). The Ohio State University Early Psychosis Intervention Center (EPICENTER) step-based care program for individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis: Study protocol for an observation study. BMJOpen, 10, e034031.
Global Burden of Disease Self-Harm Collaborators. (2019). Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990-2016: Systematic analyses for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. BMJ, 364, 194.
Breitborde, N.J.K. & Moe, A.M. (2019). Optimizing mental health treatment for emerging adults with first-episode psychosis. Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health, 4, 157-169.
Moe, A.M., Rubinstein, E., Gallagher, C.J., Weiss, D.M., Stewart, A., & Breitborde, N.J.K. (2018). Improving access to specialized care for first-episode psychosis: An ecological model. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 11, 127-138.
Breitborde, N.J.K., Labrecque, L., Moe, A.M., Gary, T. & Meyer, M. (2018). Community-academic partnership: Establishing the Institute for Mental Health Research Early Psychosis Intervention Center (IMHR-EPICENTER). Psychiatric Services, 69, 505-507.
Breitborde, N.J.K., Moe, A.M., Ered, A., Ellman, L.M., & Bell, E.K. (2017). Optimizing psychosocial interventions in first-episode psychosis: Current perspectives and future directions. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 10, 119-128.
Breitborde, N.J.K., Woolverton, C., Dawson, S., Bismark, A., Bell, E.K., Bathgate, C.J., & Norman, K. (2017). Metacognitive skills training enhances computerized cognitive remediation outcomes among individuals with first-episode psychosis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 11, 244-249.
Breitborde, N.J.K. & Moe, A.M. (2017). Early intervention in psychosis in the United States: From science to policy reform. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 4, 79-87.
Rubinstein, E. & Breitborde, N.J.K. (2016). The double-edged nature of recovery in first-episode psychosis. Current Psychiatry Reviews, 12, 357-365.
Breitborde, N.J.K., Bell, E.K., Dawley, D., Woolverton, C., Ceaser, A., Waters, A. C., Dawson, S. C., Bismark, A. W., Polsinelli, A. J., Bartolomeo, L., Simmons, J., Bernstein, B., & Harrison-Monroe, P. (2015). The Early Psychosis Intervention Center (EPICENTER): Development and six-month outcomes of an American first-episode psychosis clinical service. BMC Psychiatry, 15, 266.
Breitborde, N.J.K., Srihari, V.H., Pollard, J., Addington, D.N., & Woods, S.W. (2010). Mediators and moderators in early intervention research. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 4, 143-152.
Breitborde, N.J.K., Srihari, V.H., & Woods, S.W. (2009). Review of the operational definition of first-episode psychosis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 3 259-265.
Breitborde, N.J.K., Woods, S.W., & Srihari, V.S. (2009). Multifamily psychoeducation for first-episode psychosis: A cost-effectiveness analysis. Psychiatric Services, 60, 1477-1483.