Hannah Brown, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Hannah Brown, MD is the Director of the BMC Wellness and Recovery After Psychosis (WRAP) clinical and research programs, Vice Chair of Research of the Division of Psychiatry at BMC, and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Brown earned her MD from Harvard Medical School, completed residency training in adult psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/McLean Hospital and a fellowship in schizophrenia at MGH. Dr. Brown’s work focuses on treatment of psychotic disorders and delivering equitable and accessible care for individuals with serious mental illness.

Publications

  • Published 4/20/2023

    Gouse BM, Schwarz AG, Gibbs JS, Weinberg JM, Yue H, Chava A, Brown HE. Demographic predictors of lack of current mental health treatment among university students with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder. Early Interv Psychiatry. 2023 Dec; 17(12):1207-1215. PMID: 37081818.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 3/20/2023

    Gouse BM, Boliver EE, Oblath R, Camacho L, Brown HE. Cannabis use among patients presenting to the emergency department for psychosis: Associations with restraint use, medication administration, psychiatric hospitalization, and repeat visits. Psychiatry Res. 2023 May; 323:115151. PMID: 36934468.

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  • Published 11/17/2022

    Brown H, Ongur D, Smurawska L, Valcourt S. Inpatient - Outpatient transitions in first episode psychosis care. Schizophr Res. 2022 Dec; 250:123-124. PMID: 36401993.

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  • Published 7/1/2022

    Gouse BM, Brown HE. Improving Outcomes in Schizophrenia-A Case for Initiation of Long-Acting Antipsychotics in Early-Phase Illness. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jul 01; 5(7):e2224172. PMID: 35900769.

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  • Published 6/6/2022

    Schor SH, Gibbs JS, Gouse BM, Brown HE. A call to action: Increased mortality from COVID-19 among individuals with schizophrenia calls for coordinated vaccination efforts. Schizophr Res. 2022 Aug; 246:63-64. PMID: 35716577.

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Other Positions

  • Vice Chair of Research, Psychiatry
    Boston Medical Center

Education

  • Harvard Medical School, MD
  • Barnard College, BA