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Zucker School of Medicine
Hofstra/Northwell
Glen Oaks, New York
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Charité University of Medicine
Berlin, Germany

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Received grants for clinical research from: Janssen; Takeda
Owns stock, stock options, or bonds from: LB Pharma
Other: DSMB member or chair: Lundbeck; Relmada; ROVI; Teva

Diana Perkins, MD

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Department of Psychiatry
Director of Early Psychosis Interventions-North Carolina Consultants
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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The Emerging Receptor Science in the Management of Schizophrenia

Authors: Christoph Correll, MD; Diana Perkins, MD
CME Released: 6/10/2021; Reviewed and Renewed: 9/14/2022
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Christoph Correll, MD

Professor of Psychiatry and Molecular Medicine
Zucker School of Medicine
Hofstra/Northwell
Glen Oaks, New York
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Charité University of Medicine
Berlin, Germany

Disclosures

Disclosure: Christoph Correll, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Acadia; Alkermes; Allergan; Angelini; Gedeon Richter; IntraCellular Therapies; Janssen/J&J; Karuna; LB Pharma; Lundbeck; MedAvante-ProPhase; MedInCell; Merck; Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma; Mylan; Neurocrine; Noven; Otsuka; Pfizer; Recordati; Rovi; Sumitomo Dainippon; Sunovion; Supernus; Takeda; Teva
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Angelini; Gedeon Richter; Janssen/J&J; Lundbeck; Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma; Mylan; Sumitomo Dainippon; Otsuka; Recordati; Sunovion
Received grants for clinical research from: Janssen; Takeda
Owns stock, stock options, or bonds from: LB Pharma
Other: DSMB member or chair: Lundbeck; Relmada; ROVI; Teva

Diana Perkins, MD

Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Director of Early Psychosis Interventions-North Carolina Consultants
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Disclosures

Disclosure: Diana Perkins, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Alkermes
Received grants for clinical research from: Boehringer Ingelheim

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Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

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Walid Amara, MD

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Scientific Content Manager, Medscape, LLC

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Christoph Correll, MD

Diana Perkins, MD

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Lisette Arnaud-Hevi, PhD

Walid Amara, MD

Christin Melton, ELS

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CME

The Emerging Receptor Science in the Management of Schizophrenia

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Target Audience and Goal Statement

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Christoph Correll, MD

Diana Perkins, MD

Editors

Lisette Arnaud-Hevi, PhD

Walid Amara, MD

Christin Melton, ELS

CME Reviewer

Hazel Dennison, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CHCP, CPHQ, CNE

Peer Reviewer

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The Emerging Receptor Science in the Management of Schizophrenia

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