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Wael Shamseddeen, MD, MPH
Assisstant Professor
Division Child and Adolescent
Department of Psychiatry
Training and Fellowship
Child Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
General Psychiatry Residency, Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, IL
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Internal Medicine Internship - American University of Beirut
Master Public Health (MPH) - American University of Beirut
Medical Doctor (M.D.) - American University of Beirut
Research Interests
Prevention & Treatment of Mood disorders especially among adolescents
Impact of trauma on mental health
Impact of chronic medical conditions on mental health
Selected Peer Reviewed Journal Publications
Weersing V.R, Shamseddeen W, Garber J, Hollon S, Clarke G, Beardslee W, Gladstone T.T.G, Lynch F.L, Porta G, Iyengar S, Brent D. Prevention of Depression in At-Risk Adolescents: Predictors and Moderators of Acute Effects. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2016 Mar; 55(3):219-26.
Hilton R, Rengasamy M, Mansoor BM, He J, Mayes T, Emslie GJ, Porta G, Clarke GN, Wagner KD, Birmaher B, Keller MB, Ryan ND, Shamseddeen W, Rosenbaum Asarnow J, Brent DA. Impact of treatments for depression on comorbid anxiety, attentional, and behavioral symptoms in adolescents with SSRI-resistant depression. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2013 May;52(5):482-92.
Shamseddeen W, Clarke G, Keller M, Wagner K, Birmaher B, Emslie G, Asarnow J, Giovanna P, Brent D. Adjunctive sleep medications and depression outcome in the treatment of serotonin-selective reuptake inhibitor resistant depression in adolescents study. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2012 Feb;22(1):29-36
Shamseddeen W, Rosenbaum Asarnow J, Clarke G, Vitiello B, Wagner KD, Keller M, Emslie G, Ryan N, McCracken JT, Mayes T, Porta G, Brent D. Impact of Physical and Sexual Abuse on Treatment Response in the Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescent Study (TORDIA). J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2011 Mar; 50(3):293-301.
Goldstein B, Shamseddeen W, Axelson A, Kala C, Monk K, Brent D, Kupfer D, Birmaher B. Clinical, demographic, and familial correlates of bipolar spectrum disorders among offspring of parents with bipolar disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2010 April; 49(4): 388-396
Garber J, Clarke G, Weersing V.R, Beardslee W, Brent D, Gladstone T.R.G, Debar L.L, Lynch F.L, D’Angelo E, Hollon S, Shamseddeen W, Iyengar S. Prevention of Depression in at-Risk Adolescents: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2009; 301(21):2215-2224.