Thomas A. Hicklin
Expert in clinical psychiatry involving children and families, as well as military-related issues
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine
Expertise
- military psychiatry
- military families
- child and adolescent psychiatry
- drug and alcohol abuse by adolescents
- incest and sexual abuse of children
- disruptive behavior disorders in
children, including problems in school - learning disorders
- school drop-outs
- juvenile delinquency
- gang violence
- child and adolescent suicide
- alcohol abuse and suicide attempts in
children and adolescents - substance abuse in children and
adolescents with depression - parental alcohol and drug abuse and its
effects on children - alcoholism and family violence
- children of divorce
- ADHD in children and adolescents
- ADHD in adults
Additional Information
- Teacher of the Year for the Second Year Child/Adolescent Psychiatry Residents, 2009
- Colonel in U.S. Army Reserve
- Depolyed to combat zone several times, including Afghanistan and Kosovo
- Bronze Star for psychiatric work in Afghanistan
