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Leslie Miller

Leslie Miller, MD

Psychiatry

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

Languages

  • English

14 Insurances Accepted

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Gender

Female

About Leslie Miller

Professional Titles

  • Director, Mood Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults Program

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Background

Dr. Leslie Miller is an Assistant Professor in the department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She is the director and developer of the Mood Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults Program (MAP). This program provides a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment combining evidence-based pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic interventions. Her commitment to clinical excellence was recognized by the institution in receiving the inaugural Dean's Clinical Excellence Award for Excellence in Service and Professionalism. She recently completed an NIH K23 career development award which focused on the development of an adaptation of interpersonal psychotherapy for youth with a newly defined mood disorder, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.

Clinical Trial Keywords

interpersonal psychotherapy, severe mood dysregulation, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, chronic irritability, outbursts

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Contact for Research Inquiries

5500 East Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21224

Phone: (410) 550-7166

Research Interests

Combining psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions to optimize treatment, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Mood disorders, Mood disorders, with particular focus on adolescents and young adults., Treatments for youth with significant mood lability, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.

Research Summary

Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Youth with Severe Mood Dysregulation

Selected Publications

  • Miller L, Campo JV.  Depression in Adolescents.  New England Journal of Medicine. 2021; 385: 445-449

  • Miller L, Hlastala SA, Mufson L, Leibenluft E & Riddle M. Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents With Mood and Behavior Dysregulation: Evidence-Based Case Study. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 2016; 1(4):159-175. doi:10.1080/23794925.2016.1247679

  • Miller L, Hlastala SA, Mufson L, Leibenluft E, Yenokyan G & Riddle M.  Interpersonal Psychotherapy for    Mood and Behavior Dysregulation: Pilot Randomized Trial.  Depression and Anxiety. 2018; 35(6): 574-582

  • Hendrickson B, Girma M, Miller L. Review of the clinical approach to the treatment of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. International Review of Psychiatry. 2019. doi.org/10.1080/09540261.2019.1688260

Honors

  • Member of the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence
  • Dean's Clinical Excellence Award for Excellence in Service and Professionalism, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 7/24/15

Memberships

  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • International Society of Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Expertise

Education

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Residency, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006

The Mount Sinai Hospital

Residency, Psychiatry, 2004

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Medical Education, MD, 2001

Board Certifications

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2007

Psychiatry

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2006

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