John Cahill, MD, PhD
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Psychiatry
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Medical Director, Acute Services Division, CMHC; Chief of Behavioral Health, Continuum of Care Inc.
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Psychiatry
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Medical Director, Acute Services Division, CMHC; Chief of Behavioral Health, Continuum of Care Inc.
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Psychiatry
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Medical Director, Acute Services Division, CMHC; Chief of Behavioral Health, Continuum of Care Inc.
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Medical Director, Acute Services Division, CMHC; Chief of Behavioral Health, Continuum of Care Inc.Biography
Dr. Cahill specializes in building infrastructure and fostering culture to support clinical education, quality improvement and translational research. He has experience spanning EEG biomarker development and clinical trials; DevOps of clinical informatics systems; as well as the design and transformative leadership of clinical systems.
John undertook medical school and PhD training in the UK. He completed psychiatry residency and clinical research fellowships at Yale; is board certified in Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine and Clinical Informatics; and has experience in community psychiatry in both the US and UK. His work is founded on: respect for the patient and caregiver experience; offering minimally-burdensome, yet effective treatments, in minimally-restrictive environments; and wholistic, pluralistic and complex systems thinking.
He serves as core faculty at the Yale Department of Psychiatry Residency Program and courtesy faculty at Yale School of Nursing.
Appointments
Psychiatry
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Education & Training
- PhD
- University of Huddersfield, Translational neuroscience (2018)
- Fellow in Psychotic Disorders/ Community Psychiatry
- Yale University/ Connecticut Mental Health Center (2015)
- Fellow in Advanced Psychopharmacology
- Yale University/ West Haven VA (2014)
- Resident in Psychiatry
- Yale University (2012)
- BMBS
- University of Nottingham (2005)
Board Certifications
Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine)
- Certification Organization
- AB of Preventive Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2019
Research
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Deepak Cyril Dsouza, MBBS, MD
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Alan Anticevic, PhD
Albert Powers, MD, PhD
Clara Fonteneau, PhD
Fangyong Li, MS, MPH
9Publications
200Citations
Publications
2024
Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia (AMP® SCZ): Rationale and Study Design of the Largest Global Prospective Cohort Study of Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Wannan C, Nelson B, Addington J, Allott K, Anticevic A, Arango C, Baker J, Bearden C, Billah T, Bouix S, Broome M, Buccilli K, Cadenhead K, Calkins M, Cannon T, Cecci G, Chen E, Cho K, Choi J, Clark S, Coleman M, Conus P, Corcoran C, Cornblatt B, Diaz-Caneja C, Dwyer D, Ebdrup B, Ellman L, Fusar-Poli P, Galindo L, Gaspar P, Gerber C, Glenthøj L, Glynn R, Harms M, Horton L, Kahn R, Kambeitz J, Kambeitz-Ilankovic L, Kane J, Kapur T, Keshavan M, Kim S, Koutsouleris N, Kubicki M, Kwon J, Langbein K, Lewandowski K, Light G, Mamah D, Marcy P, Mathalon D, McGorry P, Mittal V, Nordentoft M, Nunez A, Pasternak O, Pearlson G, Perez J, Perkins D, Powers A, Roalf D, Sabb F, Schiffman J, Shah J, Smesny S, Spark J, Stone W, Strauss G, Tamayo Z, Torous J, Upthegrove R, Vangel M, Verma S, Wang J, Rossum I, Wolf D, Wolff P, Wood S, Yung A, Agurto C, Alvarez-Jimenez M, Amminger P, Armando M, Asgari-Targhi A, Cahill J, Carrión R, Castro E, Cetin-Karayumak S, Chakravarty M, Cho Y, Cotter D, D’Alfonso S, Ennis M, Fadnavis S, Fonteneau C, Gao C, Gupta T, Gur R, Gur R, Hamilton H, Hoftman G, Jacobs G, Jarcho J, Ji J, Kohler C, Lalousis P, Lavoie S, Lepage M, Liebenthal E, Mervis J, Murty V, Nicholas S, Ning L, Penzel N, Poldrack R, Polosecki P, Pratt D, Rabin R, Eichi H, Rathi Y, Reichenberg A, Reinen J, Rogers J, Ruiz-Yu B, Scott I, Seitz-Holland J, Srihari V, Srivastava A, Thompson A, Turetsky B, Walsh B, Whitford T, Wigman J, Yao B, Yuen H, Ahmed U, Byun A, Chung Y, Do K, Hendricks L, Huynh K, Jeffries C, Lane E, Langholm C, Lin E, Mantua V, Santorelli G, Ruparel K, Zoupou E, Adasme T, Addamo L, Adery L, Ali M, Auther A, Aversa S, Baek S, Bates K, Bathery A, Bayer J, Beedham R, Bilgrami Z, Birch S, Bonoldi I, Borders O, Borgatti R, Brown L, Bruna A, Carrington H, Castillo-Passi R, Chen J, Cheng N, Ching A, Clifford C, Colton B, Contreras P, Corral S, Damiani S, Done M, Estradé A, Etuka B, Formica M, Furlan R, Geljic M, Germano C, Getachew R, Goncalves M, Haidar A, Hartmann J, Jo A, John O, Kerins S, Kerr M, Kesselring I, Kim H, Kim N, Kinney K, Krcmar M, Kotler E, Lafanechere M, Lee C, Llerena J, Markiewicz C, Matnejl P, Maturana A, Mavambu A, Mayol-Troncoso R, McDonnell A, McGowan A, McLaughlin D, McIlhenny R, McQueen B, Mebrahtu Y, Mensi M, Hui C, Suen Y, Wong S, Morrell N, Omar M, Partridge A, Phassouliotis C, Pichiecchio A, Politi P, Porter C, Provenzani U, Prunier N, Raj J, Ray S, Rayner V, Reyes M, Reynolds K, Rush S, Salinas C, Shetty J, Snowball C, Tod S, Turra-Fariña G, Valle D, Veale S, Whitson S, Wickham A, Youn S, Zamorano F, Zavaglia E, Zinberg J, Woods S, Shenton M. Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia (AMP® SCZ): Rationale and Study Design of the Largest Global Prospective Cohort Study of Clinical High Risk for Psychosis. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2024, 50: 496-512. PMID: 38451304, PMCID: PMC11059785, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbae011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsClinical high-risk individualsClinical high riskNational Institute of Mental HealthInstitute of Mental HealthAttenuated positive symptomsPersistent negative symptomsTransition to psychosisCHR statusHigh riskNegative symptomsPositive symptomsAnxiety symptomsPsychosocial functioningCognitive dataOutcomes of individualsDigital health technologiesDaily surveysPsychosisSCZPublic health needsMental healthNovel pharmacological interventionsSchizophreniaClinical outcomesHealth needsAdopting a Novel Approach to Prevent and Address Patient Mistreatment of Staff in a Community Mental Health Center
Steiner J, Belisle N, Cahill J, Garcia-Vassallo G, Johnson A, Lukens C, Oliva M, Pedersen K, Shetler D, Wassmer K, Wilkins K. Adopting a Novel Approach to Prevent and Address Patient Mistreatment of Staff in a Community Mental Health Center. Psychiatric Services 2024, 75: 492-495. PMID: 38291887, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsCommunity mental health centerMental health centerHealth centersVerbal mistreatmentCulture of safetyHealth care settingsPerformance improvement programCare settingsStaff membersPsychological impactStaffWell-beingClinical practiceImprovement programsAffective well-beingMistreatmentTrainingHealthCenterAddressConnecticutInitiationSupportProgramPractice
2017
Psychopharmacology Prescribing Workshops: A Novel Method for Teaching Psychiatry Residents How to Talk to Patients About Medications
Kavanagh EP, Cahill J, Arbuckle MR, Lenet AE, Subramanyam K, Winchel RM, Nossel I, DeSilva R, Caravella RA, Ackerman M, Park HC, Ross DA. Psychopharmacology Prescribing Workshops: A Novel Method for Teaching Psychiatry Residents How to Talk to Patients About Medications. Academic Psychiatry 2017, 41: 491-496. PMID: 28194682, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-017-0662-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTwo-institutionClasses of medicationsSubset of residentsThird-year psychiatry residentsMedicationsClinical experiencePsychiatry residentsFacilitated group discussionPrescribing skillsInformed consentPatientsResultsThe courseSelf-assessment measuresResident comfortPost surveyCourseResidentsExperienced faculty membersPrescribingGroup discussions
2016
A Prescription for “Deprescribing” in Psychiatry
Gupta S, Cahill JD. A Prescription for “Deprescribing” in Psychiatry. Psychiatric Services 2016, 67: 904-907. PMID: 26975524, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201500359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLong-term adverse effectsRate of polypharmacyCessation of medicationIdentification of medicationsMeaning of medicationsStrong therapeutic allianceRegimen optimizationSpecific indicationsMedicationsGeriatric medicineAdverse effectsTherapeutic allianceAppropriate timingPatientsPsychiatryDeprescribingPolypharmacyRegimenReviewCaregiversCessation
2015
The Psychosis-like Effects of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Are Associated With Increased Cortical Noise in Healthy Humans
Cortes-Briones JA, Cahill JD, Skosnik PD, Mathalon DH, Williams A, Sewell RA, Roach BJ, Ford JM, Ranganathan M, D’Souza D. The Psychosis-like Effects of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Are Associated With Increased Cortical Noise in Healthy Humans. Biological Psychiatry 2015, 78: 805-813. PMID: 25913109, PMCID: PMC4627857, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPsychosis-like effectsPsychosis-like symptomsPsychotomimetic effectsNegative-like symptomsActive drug conditionsNeural noiseDose-related effectsDose-related mannerRandom neural activityDose-dependent mannerPrincipal active constituentHealthy humansPsychotic disordersCortical noiseDrug conditionsSymptomsΔ9-tetrahydrocannabinolBaseline periodDisorganization symptomsNeural activityCounterbalanced designTest dayActive constituentsOddball taskTHC
2014
Reducing the duration of untreated psychosis and its impact in the U.S.: the STEP-ED study
Srihari VH, Tek C, Pollard J, Zimmet S, Keat J, Cahill JD, Kucukgoncu S, Walsh BC, Li F, Gueorguieva R, Levine N, Mesholam-Gately RI, Friedman-Yakoobian M, Seidman LJ, Keshavan MS, McGlashan TH, Woods SW. Reducing the duration of untreated psychosis and its impact in the U.S.: the STEP-ED study. BMC Psychiatry 2014, 14: 335. PMID: 25471062, PMCID: PMC4262386, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-014-0335-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEarly detectionEarly outcomesGeographic catchmentTIPS studyYounger patientsAppropriate patientsUntreated psychosisPsychosis onsetEffective treatmentCare providersPsychotic symptomsPublic education campaignsPsychotic disordersHelp-seeking behaviorSecondary aimComprehensive interventionPatientsIntervention servicesDUPEducation campaignsOutcomesSocial marketing approachPrimary aimTreatmentFESTesting differences in the activity of event-related potential sources: Important implications for clinical researchers
Cortes-Briones JA, Cahill JD, Ranganathan M, Sewell RA, D’Souza D, Skosnik PD. Testing differences in the activity of event-related potential sources: Important implications for clinical researchers. Clinical Neurophysiology 2014, 126: 215-218. PMID: 24840905, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsThe endocannabinoid system and schizophrenia: links to the underlying pathophysiology and to novel treatment approaches.
Gupta S, Cahill JD, Ranganathan M, Correll CU. The endocannabinoid system and schizophrenia: links to the underlying pathophysiology and to novel treatment approaches. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2014, 75: 285-7. PMID: 24717381, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.14ac08982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and Concepts
2010
Electrophysiological indices of abnormal error-processing in adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Groom MJ, Cahill JD, Bates AT, Jackson GM, Calton TG, Liddle PF, Hollis C. Electrophysiological indices of abnormal error-processing in adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2010, 51: 66-76. PMID: 19674196, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02128.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Sleep Dependent Learning in Schizophrenia and Psychosis Risk Syndrome
HIC ID1201009524RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date01/31/2022Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18 years - 55 years
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- February 01, 2024Source: Psychiatric Services
Adopting a Novel Approach to Prevent and Address Patient Mistreatment of Staff in a Community Mental Health Center
- February 01, 2022
Mindmap Reduced Duration of Untreated Psychosis in the New Haven Area
- June 15, 2021
Connecticut Mental Health Center Announces Faculty Appointments
- September 16, 2020
Yale Researchers to Lead $52M Investigation Into Cause, Effect of Schizophrenia in Some High-risk Adolescents