Department of Psychiatry Faculty

Education:

1983 B.S., University of Wyoming
1987 M.A., Fairfield University
1992 Psy.D., University of Hartford
1991 - Yale University School of Medicine, Predoctoral Fellowship
1992 - Yale University School of Medicine, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Clinical/Research Interests:

The developmental period of adolescence represents an opportune period to study emerging patterns of psychological relatedness and symptomatic behavior that may pose serious implications for later adult adjustment. I am particularly interested in the impact that traumatic events, such as childhood abuse and the exposure to community violence may have on the development and symptomatic expression of psychopathology—specifically as related to adolescent depression, aggression, substance abuse, PTSD, and personality dysfunction. Clinically, I am also interested in psychodynamic psychotherapy with adolescents and adults, consultation to schools, and psychological assessment with adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

Publications of Note

Fehon DC, Grilo CM, Lipschitz DS (2005). A comparison of adolescent inpatients with and without a history of violence perpetration: Impulsivity, PTSD, and violence risk. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 193:6, 405-411.

Fehon DC, Grilo CM, Lipschitz D. (2001). Correlates of community violence exposure in hospitalized adolescents. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 42:4, 283-290.

Fehon DC, Grilo CM, Martino S. (2000). A comparison of dependent and self-critically depressed hospitalized adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 29:1, 93-106.

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