Child & Adolescent Depression Team
Team Leader
 |
Cheryl King, PhD, is Director of the Child and Adolescent Depression Program (CADP) and an Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology. She is also Chief Psychologist and Director of Psychology Training in the Department of Psychiatry. She completed her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at Indiana University, a clinical internship at Indiana University School of Medicine, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Lafayette Clinic in Detroit, Michigan. Her research interests include youth depression and suicide prevention, with a specific focus on the development and evaluation of innovative intervention strategies. Dr. King's clinical interests include the broad spectrum of psychosocial interventions for youth with depression. |
Psychiatry
 |
Neera Ghaziuddin, MD is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. She completed her medical degree at Delhi University in India, her residency in London, England, and her fellowship in Child Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical School. Her research interests include the biology of adolescent depression, treatment strategies for refractory depression, and electroconvulsive therapy. Dr. Ghaziuddin's clinical interests include depression and psychosis, and psychopharmacological treatments for these illnesses. |
 |
Gregory Hanna, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. He completed his medical degree at the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine and his internship and residency at the University of Michigan Medical School. He completed his clinical and research fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Hanna's research interests include the genetics of obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression. His clinical interests include anxiety and mood disorders. |
 |
Paresh Patel, MD, PhD is a Research Investigator at MHRI and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. Upon earning his medical and doctoral degrees at the University of Michigan Medical School, he completed his internship, residency in General Psychiatry, and fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Stanford University Medical School. His research interests include stress biology, genetics of psychiatric illnesses, transgenic models of behavioral illnesses, and pharmacogenetics. Dr. Patel's clinical interests include mood disorders, psychopharmacology, and attention deficit disorder. |
Nursing
 |
James Smith, RN is a nurse in the outpatient services of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. His clinical interests include childhood and adolescent depression, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, and other childhood psychiatric illness. As a care manager within the Child and Adolescent Depression Program, his role includes facilitating treatment, providing patient and family education, and responding to family needs. |
Social Work
 |
Anne Kramer, MSW is an advanced Clinical Social Worker in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. She completed a Masters Degree in Social Work at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include adolescent depression, youth suicide prevention, and the evaluation of intervention programs. Her clinical interests include child and adolescent behavioral health, the development of new services and programs for youth, and patient and family education. |
 |
Katharene Schoof, MSW, ACSW is an advanced Clinical Social Worker in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. She completed a master's degree in Social Work at the University of Michigan. Her clinical interests include child and adolescent depression, post -traumatic stress disorder, other anxiety and disruptive behavior illnesses, and adoption issues. Katharene specializes in psychosocial therapies, including group interventions for depressed children and adolescents. |
 |
Melissa Webster, MSW is a Clinical Social Worker in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. She completed a master's degree in Social Work at the University of Michigan. Her clinical interests include child and adolescent depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, reactive attachment disorder, and post traumatic stress disorder. Her research interests include depression and obsessive compulsive disorder. Melissa specializes in cognitive behavioral therapies. |