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
Director, Research, 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 the 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 170 research articles.
He has spoken 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 the Principal Investigator of the B.R.A.I.N. Lab.
Publications
Significant Accomplishments and Professional Contribution
- 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