University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview Position(s) Behavioral Pediatrics
Other Related Positions Currently Held Professor, Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Professor, Department of Family Practice & Community Health, University of Minnesota Director, Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics Program, University of Minnesota Clinical Director, STAR Center for Family Health KDWB University Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Clinical Interests Acute Stress Disorder Adjustment/Coping with Chronic Illness Anxiety Asthma Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD Autism Back Pain Biofeedback Chronic Illness Chronic Pain Management Coping with Chronic Illness Coping with Chronic Stress Coping with Death Coping with Divorce Depression Developmental/Behavioral Concerns Dysthymia Encopresis Headaches Hives Hypnosis Insomnia Itch Panic Disorder Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Recurrent Pain Social Phobia Tics Tourette Syndrome
Education Medical School Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Site of Residency Children's Hospital of Michigan, University of Oklahoma; Oklahoma Children's Memorial Hospital
Awards and Honors Best Doctors in America®, 2007-2008 Past President, American Board of Medical Hypnosis, Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Selected Recent Publications Kohen DP, Murray K. Depression in Children and Youth: Applications of Hypnosis to Help Young People Help Themselves. In Yapko, MD (ed) Applying Hyypnosis in Treating Depression:Innovations in Clinical Practice. Routledge Press, New York (pp 189-216), 2006.
Sugarman LI, Kohen DP. Integrating Hypnosis into Acute Care Settings. In Wester WC, Sugarman LI (eds) Therapeutic Hypnosis with Children and Adolescents. Crown House Publishing, Wales (In press, 2006) (Chapter 14)
Barnes, A.J. and Kohen, D.P. Clinical Hypnosis as an Effective Adjunct in the Care of Pediatric Inpatients. Journal of Pediatrics pp 563-565, 2006.
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