Professor (Partner), UBC Department of Psychiatry, Division of Substance Use & Concurrent Disorders
Head, Division of Substance Use & Concurrent Disorders, UBC Department of Psychiatry
Clinician Scientist, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health
Research, Education and Evaluation Medical Manager, Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addiction
Research Lead, Adult Mental Health and Substance Use, BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services, PHSA
Scientist, UBC Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences (CHEOS)
Researcher, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
Member, UBC Institute of Mental Health
Email: christian.schutz@ubc.ca
Short Biography
Academic background: MD from Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany, PhD from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany and MPH from Johns-Hopkins -University, Baltimore MD. Fellowship at NIDA/NIH, Baltimore MD (Behavioral Pharmacology), sabbatical at Yale University, New Haven, CT (Clinical Neuroscience).
Clinical background: Medical specialist in Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Addiction Medicine. Training in Public Health.
Research Focus
Dr. Schütz’s main research interests focus on the clinical interventions and health service in substance use disorders and dual diagnoses (mental plus substance use disorders), as well as neurobiological and neurocognitive aspects of impulsive decision making.
His focus is on understanding mechanism of relapse and impulsive decision-making to improve treatment of addiction and concurrent disorders; developing novel interventions focused on stimulant use disorders; and developing a more comprehensive integrated min/brain-based sound concept of motivation and decision making. Publications include over 140 research articles.
He has spoke in over 250 presentations across Europe and North America, discussing the latest scientific findings about substance use disorders and concurrent disorders.
Dr. Schütz is also involved in BRAIN-Lab.
Publications
Career Highlights
2020 Outstanding Academic Performance (OAP), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
2019 Outstanding Academic Performance (OAP), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
2018 Outstanding Academic Performance (OAP), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
2017 NARSAD Independent Investigator Award, Brain and Behaviour Foundation
2015 – present Founding Member, World Association of Dual Diagnosis (WADD)
2013 – present Member, Canadian Psychiatric Association (Chair Addiction Psychiatry Section)
2012 – present Member, World Psychiatric Association, Section on Addiction Psychiatry
2012 – present Member, College International for Neuropsychiatry (CINP)
2012 – present Member, International Society for Research on Impulsivity (ISIR)
2021 – Present Member, BC Ministry of Mental Health & Addiction Core Advisory Group for MHA Research
2020 – present Member, Psychedelic Medicine Assisted Therapy Advisory Committee organized by BC Ministry of Mental Health & Addiction
2019 – present Member, Provincial Concurrent Disorder Technical Panel
2019 – present Advisory Committee Member, Planning for the Appropriate Use of Prescription Heroin, Addictions and Mental Health Ontario
2013 – 2019 Chair, Addiction Psychiatry Section, Canadian Society of Psychiatry