Nina R. Schooler (born July 26, 1934) is an American psychologist. She is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, as well as a founding member of the

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's scientific council. She is known for her research on the treatment of

schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Major symptoms include hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, and disorganized thinking. Other symptoms include social withdra ...

, as well as tardive dyskinesia and first-episode

psychosis Psychosis is a condition of the mind that results in difficulties determining what is real and what is not real. Symptoms may include delusions and hallucinations, among other features. Additional symptoms are incoherent speech and behavior ...

. She is a past president of the American Psychopathological Association and of the Association for Clinical Psychosocial Research. She previously worked at the National Institute of Mental Health and the

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. The American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology established the Nina Schooler Early Career Research Award in her honor.

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Nina Schooler by Thomas Ban
* 1934 births Living people American women psychiatrists American psychiatrists Schizophrenia researchers Psychopharmacologists SUNY Downstate Medical Center faculty City College of New York alumni Columbia University alumni University of Pittsburgh faculty American women academics 21st-century American women {{US-psychiatrist-stub