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Harold Samuel Koplewicz (/ ˈ k ɒ p l ə w ɪ t s / KOP-lə-wits; [1] born January 12, 1953) is a nationally known child and adolescent psychiatrist. [2] He is the founder and president of the nonprofit Child Mind Institute and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. [3]
In 2006, the MIND Institute launched its Autism Phenome Project, with the objective of identifying biological and behavioral patterns in order to define distinct autism spectrum subtypes. According to Amaral, "The tremendous variation in autism leads us to believe that it is a group of disorders rather than a single one."
The Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering psychopharmacology in children and adolescents. It was established in 1990 and is published ten times per year by Mary Ann Liebert. The editor-in-chief is Harold S. Koplewicz (Child Mind Institute).
Among other consultantships and affiliations, he serves on the scientific board of Glenn Close's mental health nonprofit Bring Change 2 Mind, as an advisor and storyteller for the play The Manic Monologues, and as co-chair of the Scientific Research Council of the Child Mind Institute.
Catherine Lord (born 1950) [1] is an American psychologist and researcher. She currently serves as a member of the International Advisory Board for The Lancet Psychiatry, [2] as co-chair of the Scientific Research Council of the Child Mind Institute, [3] and as the George Tarjan Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Education at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA.
The psychiatric assessment of a child or adolescent starts with obtaining a psychiatric history by interviewing the young person and his/her parents or caregivers. The assessment includes a detailed exploration of the current concerns about the child's emotional or behavioral problems, the child's physical health and development, history of parental care (including possible abuse and neglect ...
Randi J. Hagerman is an American physician and the medical director of MIND Institute at the University of California, Davis. [1] [2] She works for the pediatrics department under the division of child development and behavior.
Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse During psychiatry residency, she worked on PET scan projects with psychiatrist Jonathan Brodie. After finishing psychiatry residency, she joined the faculty at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, working on PET scan research projects in addition to clinical duties. [ 9 ]