Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
depression , anxiety , self-harm/suicide risk , emotion regulation problem , bipolar disorder , depression clinic
Background
Dr. Kim was born in Seoul, Republic of Korea. He graduated from Seoul National University College of Medicine and trained in psychiatry and child psychiatry at Seoul National University Hospital. Dr. Kim is a child and adolescent psychiatrist whose main areas of clinical and research interest are ADHD, depression, anxiety, and suicide. In particular, he has strong interest in genetic and neuroimaging research on child psychiatric disorders, with specific emphasis on endophenotype and biomarker studies. He was a Visiting Scholar of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine from 2012 to 2014. He founded and directs the Mood and Anxiety clinic of Youth (MAY) at Seoul National University Hospital and treats youth with depression, anxiety disorders, and those at risk for suicide.