ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ

Alice R Mao

Mao

Alice R Mao, M.D.

Professor

(713) 802-6398

Email

amao@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor
Psychiatry & Behav Sciences
ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
Houston, TX, US
Associate Medical Director
DePelchin Children's Center

Addresses

Depelchinchildren's Center (Office)
Room: DPCC-ADMIN
Houston, TX, 77007
United States

Education

M.D. from University Of Texas Medical School At Houston
01/1987 - Houston, TX, United States
Residency at ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Certifications

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Professional Interests

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Mood Disorders

Professional Statement

Dr. Alice Mao’s clinical practice and research has focused in two areas: psychopharmacology (the use of medications to treat mental illnesses) and helping parents of children with autism spectrum disorders and ADHD to integrate behavioral and psychological interventions to help them to function optimally as they transition from adolescence into adulthood. She has chaired and co-chaired Institutes and Master Courses at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ( AACAP) and the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meetings on reviews of biopsychosocial treatment interventions for autism. In addition she is the Co-Chairman of the AACAP Consumer issues which is involved in providing public educational information on mental illness in the form of Facts for Families and the public access resource centers. She is also actively involved on the Child and Adolescent Steering Committee of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She has published in peer reviewed journals on psychopharmacology research and issues related to parental adjustment when raising a child with autism.

Websites

Selected Publications

  • Mao AR, Brams M, Babcock T, Madhoo M. " " Postgrad Med. 2011 Sep ; 123 (5) : 60-70.
    Pubmed PMID: .
  • Brams M, Muniz R, Childress A, Giblin J, Mao A, Turnbow J, Borrello M, McCague K, Lopez FA, Silva R. " " CNS Drugs. 2008 ; 22 (8) : 693-704.
    Pubmed PMID: .
  • McKelvey RS, Mao AR, Webb JA. " " J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1992 Sep ; 31 (5) : 911-5.
    Pubmed PMID: .
  • Mao AR, Babcock T, Brams M. " " J Psychiatr Pract. 2011 Jul ; 17 (4) : 241-50.
    Pubmed PMID: .

to edit your profile