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Dr Adam

Balkozar Adam, M.D.

BALKOZAR ADAM, M.D., is a child and adolescent psychiatrist with decades of experience working with children, adolescents and their families. She is board certified in both Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Adam is a member of the APA Council on Children, Adolescence and their Families and a member of the AACAP Diversity and Culture Committee. Dr. Adam is a professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Dr. Adam is a member of the International Center for Psychological Trauma.  She attended Cairo University Medical School.

 

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Dr Adam

2018 Muslin Mental Health Conference in Washington DC

Muslim Youth Panel 1 "Building a Resilient Muslim Youth" with  Balkozar Adam MD 

Dr Adam

2019 Muslim Mental Health Conference

Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Muslim Refugee Youth - Balkozar Adam, M.D.

The author will discuss mental health prevalence in the Refugee population and how to use the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’s Practice Parameters for Cultural Competence in Child Psychiatry practice to help clinicians identify barriers to care, and to identify what clinicians can do to overcome those obstacles. She will explore the benefits of the DSM-5 Cultural Formulation and Cultural Formulation Interview in improving the overall mental health treatment of Muslim Refugee patients.

Dr Balkozar Adam

Dr Balkozar Adam presents on Cultural Competence In Muslim Youth at the 12th Annual Muslim Mental Health Conference

youth panel 2018

Building a Resilient Muslim Youth panel at the 10th Annual Conference in Washington DC. 

Balkozar Adam MD - Treating American Muslim Youth: A Culturally Sensitive Approach

Sameera Ahmed PhD - Promoting Muslim Youth Development: A contextualized developmental approach

Saja Salih - Chronic Depression in Muslim Children and Teens

Aasma Mehdi - Advocating For Muslim Arab and South Asian (MASA) Youth with Addictions and Substance Abuse

 

Dr Adam

Dr Balkozar Adam speaks on The Use of Practice Parameters for Culture Competence with the Muslim Youth at the 12th Annual Conference 

Dr Balkozar Adam speaks on The Use of Practice Parameters for Culture Competence with the Muslim Youth at the 12th Annual Conference 

Dr Adam and co-panelist during the Q&A of the Muslim Youth panel at the 12th Annual Conference

2019 Muslim Mental Health Conference

Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Muslim Refugee Youth - Balkozar Adam, M.D.

The author will discuss mental health prevalence in the Refugee population and how to use the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’s Practice Parameters for Cultural Competence in Child Psychiatry practice to help clinicians identify barriers to care, and to identify what clinicians can do to overcome those obstacles. She will explore the benefits of the DSM-5 Cultural Formulation and Cultural Formulation Interview in improving the overall mental health treatment of Muslim Refugee patients.

2018 Muslin Mental Health Conference

Muslim Youth Panel 1

Building a Resilient Muslim Youth Balkozar Adam MD - Treating American Muslim Youth: A Culturally Sensitive Approach

Sameera Ahmed PhD - Promoting Muslim Youth Development: A contextualized developmental approach

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