Irene Hurford - Faculty Biosketch

Irene Hurford, MD

Department: Psychiatry

Contact information

520 North Delaware Ave, Suite 303
Philadelphia, PA 19123

Office: 215-387-3223
Fax: 215-387-3203

Links
Philadelphia PEACE program website.

Education:
B.Sc. (Psychology, High Distinction)
University of Toronto, 1999.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
McMaster University, 2002.

Post-Graduate Training
Resident in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and West LA VA, Los Angeles, CA, 2002-2005.
Chief Resident in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and West LA VA, Los Angeles, CA, 2005-2006.
Post-Doctoral Scholar in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 2006-2007.
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Advanced Fellowship in Neuropsychiatry, Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Care (MIRECC), Department of Psychiatry, San Diego VA Medical Center, San Diego, CA , 2006-2008.
Analytic Candidate in Psychoanalyst, Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia, 2021-2024.

Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2008.

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Description of Clinical Expertise

Dr. Hurford developed and directs the Psychosis Education, Assessment, Care, and Empowerment (PEACE) Program through Horizon House, Inc. She provides expert care to individuals experiencing the first year of psychotic symptoms.

Description of Other Expertise

First episode psychosis (FEP), early episode psychosis, recovery, resiliency, cognition

Description of Research Expertise

Dr. Hurford's research focuses on measurement of cognition in psychosis, treatment outcomes in early-episode psychosis, interventions to improve functioning in early psychosis, and program evaluation.

Selected Publications

Hurford IM, Ventura J, Marder SR, Reise SP, Bilder RM: A 10-minute measure of global cognition: Validation of the Brief Cognitive Assessment Tool for Schizophrenia (B-CATS). Schizophrenia Research. Elsevier, 195: 327-333, May 2018 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2017.08.033. Epub 2017 Sep 13.

Maiken Scott: Making Cities Work. The Pulse, WHYY January 2018 Notes: Interviewed about the rates of psychosis in cities, and factors contributing to increased urban risk.

Ann Hoffman: Philly program steps up efforts with families, schools to address early psychosis in kids. Newsworks Tonight, WHYY January 2018 Notes: Interviewed for a story about the PEACE program that I started and direct.

Hurford, IM; Jones, N: Interrogating Insight and Coercive Care for People with Psychosis: Situated Perspectives from the Front Lines. Community Mental Health. Rosenberg S and Rosenberg J (eds.). Routledge Press, Page: 232-241, 2018.

Weinberger, Jillian: The Black Robe Effect. The Impact, Vox Media. Vox Media, November 2017 Notes: I was featured on a podcast and accompanying article about assisted outpatient treatment. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/27/16689142/courts-mental-illness-assisted-outpatient-treatment.

Kohler CG, Calkins ME, Schmidt L, Patton B, Villa P, Moberg PJ, Hurford I: Implementation of First-Episode Psychosis Programs in Philadelphia. Presented at International Congress of Schizophrenia Research, March 2017 by co-author March 2017.

Dolores Malaspina: Doctor Radio. \{Sirius XM Doctor Radio} December 2016 Notes: Interviewed for an hour on a two-hour long radio program entitled Doctor Radio, through Sirius XM.

Hurford, I: Medicating a Prophet. New York Times October 2016.

Maiken Scott: Keeping Lives on Track through Early Psychosis Intervention. WHYY The Pulse radio program March 2016 Notes: Interviewed for WHYY The Pulse which ran a story on the first episode psychosis program I implemented for the City of Philadelphia through Horizon House, a community mental health provider.

Jones N, Hurford I, Britz, B: Peer Leadership in Early Intervention in Psychosis Services. National Mental Health Consumer’s Self-Help Clearinghouse, Webinar May 2015.