BettyJPfefferbaumMD

Psychiatry • Oklahoma City, OK

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, U of OK Coll of Med

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Office
920 Stanton L Young Blvd
Wp3240
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone+1 405-271-5251

Summary

Dr. Betty Pfefferbaum, MD is a board certified psychiatrist in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Oklahoma, Arizona, and Texas. She is affiliated with OU Health, SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City, and OU Medical Center Edmond.

Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1975 - 1977
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1973 - 1975
Charles R Drew Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1972 - 1973
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1972

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1973 - 2026
TX State Medical License 1978 - 2026
OK State Medical License 1989 - 2025
AZ State Medical License 1987 - 2015
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Practice Elements Used in Child Mass Trauma Interventions: A Systematic Review.
Betty Pfefferbaum, Pascal Nitiéma, Elana Newman, Autumn Slaughter, Richard L Van Horn
Current Psychiatry Reports. 2025-01-22
Learning from Hindsight: Examining Autonomic, Inflammatory, and Endocrine Stress Biomarkers and Mental Health in Healthy Terrorism Survivors Many Years Later.
Phebe Tucker, Betty Pfefferbaum, Carol S North, Yan Daniel Zhao, Pascal Nitiema
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2025-01-08
Children's Nutrition, Eating Behavior, and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Betty Pfefferbaum, Pascal Nitiéma, Devavrat Dave, Richard L Van Horn, Phebe Tucker
Current Psychiatry Reports. 2024-12-01

Press Mentions

Coronavirus Is Causing a Mental Health Crisis. Here’s How to Fight ItApril 21st, 2020
Health News - Study: Identify, Triage, and Treat Mental Health Disorders After DisastersFebruary 12th, 2016

Grant Support

Terrorism And Disaster CenterCenter For Mental Health Services2009–2011
Treatment And Service Adaptation CenterCenter For Mental Health Services2007–2008
Child &Family Disaster Research Training &EducationNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2008
Child Psychiatry Instit TrainingNational Institute Of Mental Health1985